
German Lopez
Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds
Latest articles by German Lopez


It’s already the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. But it’s also affecting the economy and budgets.


In the three major national surveys, support for legalization is at an all-time high.


The Washington governor focused on global warming, but also fielded questions on health care, gun control, and Boeing.


The vote came just weeks after the Christchurch mosque shootings.


A new report looks at US race relations under Trump. The findings are bad for the president.


Only two states, including Sanders’s home state of Vermont, currently allow people to vote from prison.


The rarity of life sentences may be strange by US standards, but it’s typical in much of the developed world.


Trump threatened to close the border “if the drugs don’t stop.” But the problem isn’t Mexico.


It’s not legalization, but it’s still a big change in marijuana policy.


One week in Alabama’s prisons: stabbings, beatings, sexual assault, and a bed set on fire.