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November Elections Could See One Quarter of Americans Free From Marijuana Prohibition
California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine and Nevada will all be asking voters to end prohibition on the recreational consumption of cannabis.
Vilification and Revenge Are Key to Trump’s Personal Values
“My motto is: Always get even. When someone screws you, get them back in spades.”
Big Money in Politics Threatens Political and Racial Equality
The arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC ultimately explain what's wrong with how we treat the influence of money in politics.
Black Lives Matter Cofounder Alicia Garza on the Global Movement for Black Lives
Garza says even though this powerful movement is growing and evolving, the media still isn't doing enough to understand its members' diversity.
Amid “Men Yelling Indistinctly” at Vice Presidential Debate, Shards of Substance
This debate did raise some points of real consequence about the economy, race relations and policing, immigration, reproductive rights and foreign policy.
William Rivers Pitt | What I Am Not Writing About Today
Once more unto the breach — tomorrow.
Katherine Franke on How Religion Impacts Views of VP Nominees Mike Pence and Tim Kaine
Columbia University law professor Katherine Franke speaks on reproductive rights and the religious views of Pence and Kaine.
Energy Department Secretly Paid Front Group to Dodge Cleanup of California Reactor Complex
The DOE's corrupt effort to avoid radioactive cleanup is a branch that didnu2019t fall far from Santa Susana's tree.
Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure
A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.
Records Show Donald Trump May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years
Trump's campaign has not challenged the authenticity of the leaked tax documents.