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New report: UN stuck in denial over cannabis regulation
The current trend towards legal regulation of the cannabis market has become irreversible and requires an urgent dialogue by UN member states on the best models for protecting people's …
Ceasefire Arrested in South Sudan: Uganda, IGAD and the Resurgence of Violence
Ethnic violence continues to smoulder throughout several states in South Sudan despite an official cessation of hostilities signed on the 23rd of January, 2014
Women Are Three-Quarters of Workers In the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs, Wage Gaps Exist In All But Three Occupations, NWLC Analysis Shows
Women are three-quarters of workers in the largest, lowest-wage occupations.
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Detained, Deported, but not Deterred: Egypt Stops International Women’s Day Delegation to Gaza
On International Women's Day, although I woke up in America, my heart was in Gaza. After having been detained for over 22 hours in the Cairo airport without explanation, …
Economic Update: Criticisms of Capitalism
Richard Wolff gives an updates on the GM recall scandal; corporations' push for secret courts; marijuana economics; Radio Shack closings; US workers leaving the labor force; and more.
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It’s Time to End All Drug Testing
As the reality of legalized marijuana inches closer and closer every day, more and more Americans are rethinking our society's attitude towards drugs.
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Vermonters Want To Try a New Way of Banking
Vermont is currently considering massive changes in the way it conducts banking by instituting a public bank of its own.
Henry Giroux | Neoliberalism, Youth and Social Justice
Henry Giroux speaks with Ronald Jackson on issues of neoliberalism, the war on youth, and required cultural changes for a better future.
Debate: Is the Democrats’ Talkathon on Climate Change Just Talk?
Center for American Progress Director of Climate Strategy Daniel Weiss and IPS Fellow Daphne Wysham debate whether the Senate Democrat's all-nighter meant they are serious about tackling global warming.
Senator Feinstein Takes CIA Spying Accusation to Senate Floor
NSA Whistelblower William Binney says Sen. Feinstein is hypocritical for supporting spying under the Obama administration but only speaking out after her committee is spied on.