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Decriminalization vs. Legalization
As Maryland is poised to become the next state to decriminalize marijuana, MD Delegate Keiffer Jackson Mitchell and LEAP Executive Director Neill Franklin debate whether it can end the …
“This Award Is for Snowden”: Greenwald, Poitras Accept Polk Honor for Exposing NSA Surveillance
In their acceptance speeches, Poitras and Greenwald paid tribute to their source.
Momentum on Fossil Fuel Divestment Grows as Harvard Professors, Desmond Tutu Call for Action
Momentum is growing in the movement to divest from fossil fuel companies.
Statement of Make It Safe Coalition on 25th Anniversary of Whistleblower Protection Act
Today, the Make It Safe Coalition marks the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act, the primary law ensuring freedom of speech and accountability in the federal workplace, and …
The US and the Indonesian Right: A Look at Anti-Democratic Pro-Capitalist Crimes
Many in the international human rights community see what is happening in West Papua as a deliberate, ongoing process of genocide of West Papua's indigenous people.
Brennan Center Urges Congress to Pass Democracy Restoration Act
Based on Brennan Center proposal, bill would restore voting rights to 4.4 million Americans.
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One Nation the US Actually Should Liberate
Jon Olsen's new book, Liberate Hawai'i: Renouncing and Defying the Continuing Fraudulent US Claim to the sovereignty of Hawai'i, makes a compelling case — a legal case as well …
Empire Beyond Salvation
US foreign policy is almost entirely crippled.
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Six Reasons Sen. Bernie Sanders Should Run for President
Here are six political opinions Sen. Sanders has articulated in recent months that Kevin Mathews would love to see the next US president pursue.
California Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
The legislation will place a moratorium on fracking and well stimulation until the state fully studies the impact of the oil extraction on California's air and water quality, public …