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    Exile Nation: Drugs, Prisons, Politics & Spirituality

    By Charles Shaw

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    “Exile Nation tells the dirty story none of us really wants to hear . . . Shaw ‘did time’ in prison and lived to write about it.” —John Perkins, New York Times bestselling author
     
    Originally published as a series on Reality Sandwich and The Huffington Post, Exile Nation is a work of “spiritual journalism” that grapples with the themes of drugs, prisons, politics, and spirituality through Shaw’s personal story. In 2005, Shaw was arrested in Chicago for possession of MDMA and was sent to prison for one year. Shaw not only looks at the current prison system and its many destructive flaws, but also at how American culture regards criminals and those who live outside of society. He begins his story at Chicago’s Cook County Jail, and uses its sprawling, highly corrupt infrastructure to build upon his overarching argument.
     
    This is an insider’s look at the forgotten or excluded segments of our society, the disenfranchised lifestyles and subcultures existing in what Shaw calls the “exile nation.” They are those who lost some or all of their ability to participate in the full opportunities of society because of an arrest or conviction for a non-violent, drug-related, or “moral offense,” those who cannot participate in the credit economy, and those with lifestyle choices that involve radical politics and sexuality, cognitive liberty, and unorthodox spiritual and healing practices. Together they make up the new “evolutionary counterculture” of the most significant epoch in human history.
     
    “Extraordinary.” —Chicago Tribune
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateApr 12, 2012
    ISBN9781593764845
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    Exile Nation: Drugs, Prisons, Politics & Spirituality
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    Charles Shaw

    Charles Shaw, Ph.D. is Scientific Advisor at DPT Lakewood LLC, Lakewood, NJ. Dr. Shaw has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical and medical device development and manufacturing, and holds board certifications that include Chartered Scientist; Chartered Chemist; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London; and European Chemist. Before joining DPT Laboratories in 2004, he was Product Development and Technical Services Manager with Smith & Nephew Medical Ltd. He earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Hull, England in the area of reaction kinetics. Dr. Shaw is experienced in the development and characterization of wound dressings, semi-solid and liquid formulations, and nasal spray products. He has published scientific research articles in peer reviewed journals, book chapters, trade journals and conferences. He has also presented webinars and conference workshops for nasal spray products. He is a current member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

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