School. She went on to become the head of the Democratic Party in the great state of new mexico. While she was head of the Democratic Party in that state, she helped flip that state to democratic control in the legislature. Deb haaland ran for congress herself in 2018. She was able to run as, in her words, a 35th generation new mexican. 35 generations of her family. She won that race. She and Sharice Davids from kansas became the first two native american women ever elected to congress, both elected in the same year. Deb haaland has been a very highprofile and sort of instantly Effective Member of Congress Since she got there. She was vice chair of the Natural Resources committee as a freshman. She was chair of the subcommittee on public lands. Now as interior secretary in the Biden Administration, deb haaland will be in charge of public lands federally as well as in charge of all the agencies that the the federal agencies that exert so much almost unimaginable amounts of power over th
Line lines. This epidemic was manmade, delivered by relentless pursuit of profits. When you see huge amounts going to pharmacies, doesnt that raise a red flag . They had to no all the bad things going on with it, yet they didnt care. The Opioid Epidemic has claimed more american lives since all the wars since world war ii combined. Since the covid19 pandemic hit, its only gotten worse. Its made a few people rich. Aaron shamo. At 26 years of age, almost overnight, hes able to spawn this incredible empire. And its devastated families from coast to coast. Its pretty gut wrenching and you go out to the cemetery and theres a headstone with your kids name on it. How did it start and how did it spread . Cases are on the rise in 43 states. How will families cope and how will communities survive a scourge that shows few signs of relenting . All especially kicks from a point of origin. The Opioid Epidemic probably started in a rural coal mining town in appalachia, like lee county, virginia. Lot
The Opioid Crisis. It came with little warning, killing without regard to g geograph geographic, economic, or racial lines. Unlike the coronavirus, this epidemic was manmade, driven by relentless pursuit of profits. When you see huge amounts going to specific pharmacies, doesnt that raise a red flag . They had to know of all the bad things that were going on with it, and yet they didnt care. The Opioid Epidemic has claimed more american lives than all the wars since world war ii combined. And since the covid pandemic hit, its only gotten worse. Its made a few people rich. Theres your money. Aaron shamo at 26 years of age, almost overnight, hes able to spawn this incredible empire. And its devastated families from coast to coast. Its pretty gutwrenching when you go out to the cemetery and theres a headstone with your kids name on it. How did it start, and how did it spread . With the Health Care System stretched to its limits cases are on the rise in 43 states. How will families cope, a
You ahead. Journalist and author of the 2015 the dreamland the true story of the epidemic joins us today and returns to the topic of opioid addiction in america but before we get to the book i want to ask about something you wrote on your blog writing about heroin these days is another way of writing about america, who we are and what weve become. I began to wonder why t it was that it was affecting appalachia but also affecting salt lake and indianapolis and places that did very well. What was the common denominator tithat was our own isolation. My background is as a Crime Reporter and i thought i was writing a book about Drug Trafficking from mexico and marketing thats part of the story but i think beyond that we become so isolated andd fragmented. Weve done an enormous amount to destroy the country. The dreamland titlee comes froma pool in the town of portsmouth ohio on the ohio river. What once held the town together, it was this place everyone came together and formed community su
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