Quick Fixes - Benjamin Yen-Yi Fong

Drugs are ubiquitous in the past and present of capitalist society. What can they tell us about our society and economy?Americans are in the midst of a world-historic drug binge. Opiates, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, marijuana, antidepressants, antipsychotics—across the board, consumption has shot up in the 21st century. At the same time, the United States is home to the largest prison system in the world, justified in part by a now zombified “war” on drugs. How did we get here?Quick Fixes is a... Zobrazit více