News in Brief The Sad Tale of Frank Olson, the U.S. Government’s Hallucinogen Fall Man Denver residents voted to decriminalize magic mushrooms, in the process ending a 65-year smear campaign against an unwitting MKUltra study subject. Jared Keller
Social Justice Can Democrats Decriminalize Unauthorized Immigration? Xavier Becerra joined Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke in calling to end criminal charges for those who enter the country illegally. Massoud Hayoun
News in Brief The (Short) PS Interview How the Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights Can Put Sex Workers First In their book, Juno Mac and Molly Smith examine sex workers' struggles in the modern world. Arvind Dilawar
News in Brief Three Data-Based Answers to Top Questions About Marijuana Policy Pacific Standard dips into the archives for some hard numbers on pot. Francie Diep
News in Brief Legalizing Pot: Will It End the Mexican Drug Cartels? If pot were legal — not decriminalized, but legal — it likely would knock a few props from beneath rampaging Mexican drugs cartels, argues Michael Scott Moore. Michael Scott Moore
News in Brief Don’t Legalize Drugs, Decriminalize ’em Portugal’s example suggests that de-escalating the war on drugs might create a new sort of peace dividend. Michael Scott Moore