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DPA and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Introduce Bill Allowing Drug Czar to Speak the Truth About Marijuana
President Obama has said that marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol and that legalization in Colorado and Washington should move forward.
We Want to Set Our House in Order: Our Own Way (Part III)
Why does the West not believe in the Thai people?
No Fast Track to TPP: Fix NAFTA First
It is not only the wrong time to bring fast track up for a vote in Congress, it is time to scrap the TPP agreement. Instead we need to …
12 States Now Moving to Curb Reckless Outsourcing of Public Services
Six more states have joined what appears to be a national movement to reign in reckless outsourcing of public services to for-profit corporations.
Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn Spark Lively and Thoughtful Exchange on Rag Radio
In our Rag Radio interview we discuss Ayers' acclaimed two-volume memoir u2014 and the era it documents. Bill also addresses the 2008 presidential campaign.
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Waging War on Valentine’s Day
How can we rescue radical love from cardboard expression and use it to “restore the humanity” of our oppressors?
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Wisconsin Republican Petri Should Be Investigated for Conflict of Interest
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Petri went to bat in Congress for a Pentagon contractor that he reportedly owns hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock in.
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Break Out of the Illusion: Pushing for Genuine Democratic Reform in Thailand (Part I)
If you want to break through the Matrix, this illusion of democracy, then we need a fair and transparent electoral system devoid of interference and violence.
The Green Shadow Cabinet Would Veto the Farm Bill
Due to pass into law as soon as this Friday, the bill does little to address poor nutrition, GMO and other unsustainable practices, and dangerous corporate control over the …
If Obama Orders the CIA To Kill a US Citizen, Amazon Will Be a Partner in Assassination
The relationship means that Amazon is responsible for keeping the CIA's secrets and aggregating data to help the agency do its work. Including drone strikes.