This site describes the successes and failures of President George Bush's "war on drugs," a strategy for eliminating drug use. Sponsored by drugsense.org.

This section outlines political and cultural events of the 1980s, including the ERA movement, government failure to act on HIV/AIDS, the war on drugs and the conservative Christian reach. Questions for discussion and critical thinking,...

From mind-altering drugs for pleasure to the push for pharmaceutical drugs, while examining this course of history and its effects on the world, take advantage of these resources. Includes PDFs (require Adobe Reader).

This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...

A report describing how Colombians are fleeing the country due to the civil war and drug wars which have been going on for many years. The report is dated May 5, 2001.

This Grolier On-line Encyclopedia article hits the main points of the Progressive Era stretching from the 1890s until just after the end of World War I.

This site discusses two international issues President Bush encountered during his time in office. They were the "War on drugs," and what to do with countries and/or leaders that played a role and the hotly-debated North American Free...

The U.S State Department report for human rights issues in the country of Colombia, issued February 25, 2004.

A question and answer format that provides a general but clear understanding of the conflicts plaguing Colombia today.

This site from BBC News provides an article on the FARC, the biggest guerrilla group in Colombia. They fund themselves by kidnappings. The article is dated September 19, 2003.

An article that examines some of the recent kidnapping cases in Colombia. The article gives details on who was kidnapped and why. (November 12, 2002)

This article, (1997), explores the impact of a series of articles published in the San Jose Mercury News entitled "Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion." Content focuses on the type of reaction these articles generated,...

An article which describes the plight of the farmers in Colombia due to the Civil War. The writer also describes the government plan to fight the rebels (and drug lords), "Plan Colombia." The article is dated January 17, 2002.

Explores the relationship of the United States and Bolivia during the 1980s concentrating mostly on the narcotics industry and their joint fight in the drug wars.

A report describing how Colombians are fleeing the country due to the civil war and drug wars which have been going on for many years. The report is dated May 5, 2001.

A report describing how Colombians are fleeing the country due to the civil war and drug wars which have been going on for many years. The report is dated May 5, 2001.