Norm Stamper: Progressives Push Against Drug War: Will Dems Listen?

Three out of four Americans believe the “war on drugs” is a failure and can never be won. Serious people like Sen. Jim Webb, former Mexican president Vicente Fox, Congressmen Barney Frank, Charlie Rangel, Steve Cohen and others, even a growing body of right-of-center analysts and politicians have been saying it’s time to fundamentally reshape our approach to drug control. So, why this divide between massive public opposition to current policies and the positions taken by our leaders? Fear, of