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US Justice Department Says It Will Ignore Federal Law and Prosecute People for Medical Marijuana
A bipartisan amendment passed by Congress last year prohibiting DOJ from spending any money to undermine state medical marijuana laws doesn't prevent it from prosecuting people for medical marijuana.
Wisconsin Grandmother Jailed for Opposing Drone Murders
Bonnie Block, a Madison grandmother and long-time peace activist, was found guilty of trespassing in a jury trial in the Juneau County Courthouse on Wednesday.
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Five Reasons Why San Francisco Needs to Use Public Lands for Public Benefit, Not Luxury Housing
The most important public policy priority for San Francisco is to reserve its surplus land for affordable housing.
In Strange Twist of History, Black Activist Charged With “Lynching”
Law created to protect Blacks is cited against woman protesting police violence.
Prolific Pardoner? Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners Last Week, but Has Denied Thousands
To date, Obama has granted only 3.4 percent of petitions for pardons and commuted less than one percent of petitions for clemency.
Congressional Budget Plans Get Two-Thirds of Cuts From Programs for People With Low or Moderate Incomes
The new Congressional plans chart a radically different course, imposing their most severe cuts on people on the lower rungs of the economic ladder.
Quebec: Students, Solidarity Strikes and Shutting Down Austerity at the Point of Production
As public sector workers across Quebec go into collective bargaining this spring, the Liberal government is putting in place austerity measures.
Why North Carolina’s “Religious Freedom” Bill Is Even Worse Than Indiana’s
A small change in wording could have big legal consequences.
How “Hate” Lets Us Off the Hook
Our political realities become determined by whom we are against.