'Narcos' Producer On The Drug War, Colombia And Escobar's Son's Grievances

In 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs. Journalist E. Tammy Kim explains how and why public opinion has turned.

Joining us today to talk about the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G. is journalist Justin Tinsley. He's the author of the book "It Was All A Dream: Biggie And The World That Made Him." In the book, Tinsley explores Biggie's life in the context of not only rap, but the wider cultural and political forces that shaped him, including immigration, Reagan-era politics, the war on drugs and mass incarceration.

His new book is called "When Crack Was King: A People's History Of A Misunderstood Era." Donovan X. Ramsey is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, Ebony and Essence. He's been a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, NewsOne and TheGrio and has served as an editor at The Marshall Project and Complex.