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Former vice president #JoeBiden has a sordid history of opposing progressive #CriminalJustice legislation, spearheading draconian #police and #immigration measures, and playing a central role in waging America’s failed #WarOnDrugs.
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/mass-incarcera… #drugs
With over 2 million people locked up across a network of private & public #prisons, the US has by far the highest #incarceration rate in the world, significantly worse than brutal dictatorships in Africa, Latin America or Central Asia.
by @AlanRMacLeod
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From the #DrugWar to #PlanColombia to support for right-wing paramilitary groups, decades of US interference in #Colombia has caused so much instability that to this day, the country is still reeling from it.
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/decades-later-…
If #JoeBiden wins the White House, there is a chance to reverse the #Trumpadministration policies that have been devastating for #LatinAmerica.
by Leonardo Flores and @medeabenjamin
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