(2011/08/27) The Great Failing (Drug War) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com
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Edition #522
The Great Failing
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Act 1: War on Drugs Keeps Failing, Countries Try Decriminalization - David Pakman Air Date: 6-7-11
Song 1: Gimme Sympathy -Metric
Act 2: Report War On Drugs Wastes Billions In Mexico - Young Turks
Song 2: Anti-Hu - Pinback
Act 3: Columbian Bio-Engineers Create Gun-And-Drugs Tree - The Onion
Song 3: The bleeding heart show - The New Pornographers
Act 4: Portugal Treats Addicts, Does not Punish Them - Le Show Air Date: 07-17-11
Song 4: Brain Stew - Green Day
Act 5: War on Drugs Keeps Failing While Portuguese Drug Decriminalization Works - David Pakman Air Date: 7-19-11
Song 5: Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys
Act 6: Medical Benefits Of Marijuana - National Cancer Institute - Young Turks Air Date: 3-28-11
Song 6: Failure by design - Brand New
Act 7: The war on cold medicine isn't working - Jim Hightower
Song 7: Moment Of Tranquillity - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 8: Corporations growing Cannabis for their needs, while you cannot - Majority Report Air Date: 06-13-11
Song 8: This is why we fight - The Decemberists
Act 9: Florida's Outrageous and Unconstitutional Welfare Drug-Testing Law - The Progressive
Song 9: Lighting myself on fire - Jukebox The Ghost
Act 10: Drugs Now Legal If User Is Employed - The Onion
Song 10: Smile like you mean it - The Killers
Act 11: Drug Use Rising - Pot, Meth & Ecstasy - Young Turks
Song 11: Try not to breathe - R.E.M.
Act 12: A Former Crack Kingpin On The Economics Of Illegal Drugs - NPR
Song 12: Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Act 13: Drugs And Taxes - Mumia Abu-Jamal
Song 13: Wavin' Flag - K'naan
Act 14: Senior Moment - Pot Smoking Seniors - Colbert Report
Song 14: Old man - Neil Young
Act 15: End The Failed War On Drugs - Young Turks
Voicemails:
The need for campaign finance reform - Beth from New Brunswick, NJ
Thoughts on progressive messaging - Mike from Rochester, NY
Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) - Pilote
Ghostwriter - RjD2
Final comments on summery of excersized pro-meat-consumption voicemailer
Bonus Voicemails:
Getting smarter about food choices - Ken in Chicagoland
Guy who looks into the eyes of animals before killing them is a lunatic - Oni from Japan
Lesson on morals across countries regarding food choices - Michael From Glenn Bernie
Considering the condition of the workers in factory farms - Ashley from Syracuse, NY
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
More Blacks In Prison Than Slaves In 1850 - Young Turks
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