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Before the war on drugs picked up much steam in the United States, the war on Cannabis had to be built from scratch. In this episode, I trace the war on drugs back to pre-1900s roots, including the interests of John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, Lammot Dupont II, Harry Anslinger, Henry Ford and hemp farmers nation wide. 

I cover the outlawing of hemp farming, the industrial conspiracy to monopolize the use of petroleum-based products, the capitalistic roots of the war on drugs, and the use of racism by early war-engineers to garner support from the public. And in the process, we review some important US history. 

Conoce la historia de un pueblo en la India que vive de las ganancias que les deja Youtube.

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Today’s guest on HealthCare UnTold is Lalo Alcaraz who Is the most influential Latino political cartoonist in our country. Best known for being the creator of "La Cucaracha", the first nationally syndicated, politically-themed Latino daily comic strip, Lalo has joined forces with the CovidLatino.org project as lead artist to use his artistic powers to help educate the Latino community about Covid-19 and the importance and protective power of vaccines.

The COVIDLATINO.org project provides critical information on COVID-19 vaccines and testing for Latinx communities across the U.S. with a focus on the Southwest. This project brings together a collective of academic institutions, community-based organizations, researchers, advocates, and artists.to create culturally-tailored and empirically-based COVID-19 information that is relevant and timely. HealthCare Untold celebrates Lalo  Alcaraz for using his great artistry to help educate and protect the Latino community during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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In this episode of Nuestro, Chuck Rocha talks to celebrated Chicano cartoonist and activist Lalo Alcaraz (@laloalcaraz) about discovering his artistic talents as a young kid in San Diego, working behind the scenes on the Oscar-winning film COCO, the evolution of political satire over the years and so much more. 

To learn more about Lalo Alcaraz, click here. 

For a full transcript of this episode, and to learn more about the Nuestro podcast, click here.

“I use humor as a way to let our community know that we’re not invisible, at least not to us.”

Chicano cartoonist and writer Lalo Alcaraz explores his dual identity by creating characters and places where he can be seen. He’s known as a writer for the Fox sitcom Bordertown and for La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, politically themed, Latino daily comic strip. Humor as a tool for survival is embodied in his very being.