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Kristen Gwynne covers drugs at AlterNet. She graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism and psychology. subscribe to Kristen Gwynne's feed

NYPD, Big Brother? New Document Shows Shocking Reach of the NYPD's Secret Surveillance of Muslims

Posted on: Feb 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Montana's Medical Pot Providers, Busted in Federal Raids, Get Jail Time

Posted on: Feb 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart Calls Ridiculous New Santorum Ad "Joke Entrapment"

Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Update: Santorum Supporter Who Suggested Women Put Aspirin Between Their Knees as Birth Control Apologizes, Sort Of (Plus, Santorum's Lame Response)

Posted on: Feb 17, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Is NYPD Running Wild? Patterns of Brutality Raise Questions About Mayor's Control of Police

Posted on: Feb 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Behind the NYPD's beating of Jateik Reed and the killing of Ramarley Graham is a long history of police harassment.

Three Ways Maryland May Legalize Medical Pot

Posted on: Feb 14, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Must-See Video: WA Republican Debates Gay Marriage with Profound, Personal Speech for Equality

Posted on: Feb 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"Emotions": Santorum's Sexist Explanation for Why Women Shouldn't be on the Front Lines

Posted on: Feb 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Taibbi: Mortgage Fraud Settlement is More Like a Bailout Than Justice

Posted on: Feb 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama Will Announce "Accommodation" for Religious Groups' Contraception Coverage

Posted on: Feb 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Congress Considers Adding GED and Drug Test Requirements to Unemployment Benefits

Posted on: Feb 8, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Cops Caught Anti-Pot Crusader With Her Own Stash -- Then Let Her Off The Hook

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Colorado Court Says No Medical Pot for People on Probation

Posted on: Feb 7, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Sexist Super Bowl Ad Says If You Buy a Girl a Gift, She Will Sleep With You

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Reversal or PR Stunt? Komen Statement Renews Planned Parenthood's Eligibility for Grants

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart on Why Trump Endorsed Romney: They're Both Rich A$$holes

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Pink Guns for the Cure? Komen Would Rather be Associated with a Handgun Than Planned Parenthood

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Transgender Woman Chained, Harassed, and Humiliated by NYPD is Part of Pattern of Abuse

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

New Data Shows NYPD Continued Racially-Biased, Illegal Marijuana Arrest Crusade in 2011 -- Despite Commissioner's Order

Posted on: Feb 2, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Indiana's Union-Busting 'Right-to-Work' Bill Becomes Law, Thousands Take to Streets in Protest

Posted on: Feb 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

FBI Raids Wrong Apartment--Takes Chainsaw to Wrong Door, Holds Wrong Woman at Gunpoint

Posted on: Feb 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Video Shows NYPD Brutally Beating Teenager During Drug Arrest

Posted on: Feb 1, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Marijuana Patients Offer L.A. a Compassionate Alternative to Banning Dispensaries

Posted on: Jan 31, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Do Harsh Pot Laws Create a Dangerous Drinking Culture? 5 Reasons to Get Stoned Instead of Drunk

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Myths about marijuana convince people that alcohol is safer, but science shows pot is the healthier choice.

Watch: How Some Activists Celebrated the Citizens United Anniversary? Dollar Signs Covering the Supreme Court

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Obama: "Taxing Millionaires Has Nothing to do With Envy, and Everything to do with Math"

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Apple's Ridiculous Response to Labor Criticisms

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Twitter Announces Censorship

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Protesters Disrupt Foreclosure Auction with Song, Dozens are Arrested

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Jon Stewart on Newt's Moon Colony: "He Wants to Leave the Earth for a Younger Planet"

Posted on: Jan 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

San Francisco Indefinitely Suspends Medical Marijuana Licensing Program

Posted on: Jan 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Idiot Mayor's Peace Offering to Latinos Harassed by Cops: 'I'll Eat Tacos'

Posted on: Jan 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Largest U.S. Marijuana Policy Reform Group Outlines Ambitious Plan for 2012

Posted on: Jan 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

New Studies Show the Strange, Stunning Ways Magic Mushrooms Create Happiness, Treat Depression

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Virgin Mogul Richard Branson Says Legalizing Pot is a "Win-Win," Argues for Drug Policy Reform

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Colbert: Open Marriage Debacle is Iceberg in Gingrich's 'Titanic Moment'

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Study: Black and Latino Borrowers are More Likely to Get High Interest Mortgages -- Even if Credit Scores Are Good

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Supreme Court Orders Texas to Replace Minority-Representative Electoral Maps with Ones That Favor Republicans

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Polish Party Leader Tries to Spark a Joint in Parliament, Gets Ratted Out

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Poll: Americans Trust Fox News the Most, and the Least

Posted on: Jan 20, 2012, Source: AlterNet

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