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CBS Bans Ad for Marijuana Legalization Over “Morals“
Representatives from the CBS Corporation and Neutron Media Screen Marketing have rejected a paid advertisement from the NORML Foundation, the educational arm of the National Organization for the Reform …
Hard Times for Holder Continue
Attorney General Eric Holder is in the middle of a growing storm of criticism from Republican leaders in Congress, and finds himself without strong backing from a White House …
US Imposes New, Targeted Sanctions on Iran Revolutionary Guard
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions targeting four companies affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one member who runs them. The Treasury Department will …
Rethinking Independent Voters
The power of independent voters is being heralded in the wake of the Massachusetts Senate race. The winner, Scott Brown, a Republican, went so far as to declare election …
Over the Meds and Under the Hood
Pfc. Michael Kern attempted to hand the president a letter demanding the military overhaul its mental health system.
Details of British Resident’s Brutal Torture by CIA Officers Released
Three senior UK judges on Wednesday ordered the British government to publicly disclose previously highly classified information that reveals how Binyam Mohamed, a British resident, was brutally tortured by …
The New Deal in Reverse
Also See: TomDispatch audio interview with Steve Fraser on why Obama has ignored the jobs model Roosevelt pioneered. How the Obama Administration Ended Up Where Franklin Roosevelt Began
House of Cards Collapsing on Opponents of Gay Soldiers
The absolute worst nightmare of diehard defenders of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has become reality: They're now fighting the Pentagon, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. …
We Need to Combat Workplace Violence
Organized labor and its allies are rightly alarmed over the high incidence of on-the-job accidents that have killed or maimed many thousands of workers. But they haven't forgotten - …
Tibetans Make Gandhi Proud
New York - Last year around this time Tibetans decided to observe the traditional New Year — or Losar — as an occasion of mourning for those killed in …