Stories by Kristen Gwynne

Kristen Gwynne is an associate editor and drug policy reporter at AlterNet.  Follow her on Twitter: @KristenGwynne subscribe to Kristen Gwynne's feed

Study: Americans Are Waking up to Class War

Posted on: Jan 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Harry Belafonte Says Obama Lacks "Moral Compass"

Posted on: Jan 11, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Again?! Indiana Democrats Walk Out Over Right-to-Work Bill

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Federal Court Strikes Down Oklahoma's Discriminatory "Save Our State" Amendment Barring "Sharia Law" From Courts

Posted on: Jan 10, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Santorum Gets Booed By Crowd of Students After Latest Homophobic Slur

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Video: Gingrich Can't Face Young Girl Who Asks if She Should go to Jail for Drugs

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Following Arrests at an Occupy Oakland Candle Light Vigil, Protesters Shut Down City Hall

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Last Year, States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions, Shattering Records

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Report: Unemployment Level Dropped Significantly, But Serious Economic Problems Loom

Posted on: Jan 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

'It's All Political': Eviction and Arrests of Global Revolution Livestreamers Part of Pattern of Crackdowns on Alternative Living

Posted on: Jan 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Released from jail after their arrest at a Brooklyn collective living space, livestreamers affiliated with Occupy Wall Street tell their stories.

"Defiant" Obama Strikes Again, Will Make Crucial Recess Appointments to Save the NLRB

Posted on: Jan 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Why 'Corporate Psychopaths' May Really be to Blame for the Recession

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Watch: Dash Cam Catches Cop Apparently Planting Evidence on Black Man

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Mexico's Drug War Took 12,000 Lives in 2011 -- When Will U.S. Leaders Admit Responsibility?

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Verizon Will Charge Ridiculous $2 'Convenience' Fee to People Who Pay Online

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy the Caucus: 12 Arrested (Including 14-Year-Old Girl), Demonstrators Say They Will Participate, Not 'Disrupt'

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Outrageous Catholic Cardinal Says Gay Rights Parade 'Invited an Obvious Comparison' to KKK

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Sexist? A Panda is One of BBC's Female 'Faces of the Year,' Humans on List Are Mostly Princesses and Brides

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

As Massive Protests Rock Syria, Security Forces Respond with Violence, Nail Bombs

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fox News Apologizes for Asking if Jews Killed Jesus

Posted on: Dec 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Prohibition Fails Again: Banned 'Spice' (Fake Pot) Makes a Sneaky Comeback, Reactionary Lawmakers Can't Even Prosecute Dealers

Posted on: Dec 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Mitt Romney Wants Advertisements on Sesame Street

Posted on: Dec 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Gingrich's Latest Absurd Child Labor Advocacy: Poor NYC Families Would be 'Better Served' If Students Were School Custodians

Posted on: Dec 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Outrageous: Catholic School Fires Teacher, Five Months Pregnant, for Choosing Artificial Insemination

Posted on: Dec 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Video: Mother Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for $31 Pot Sale Reflects on her First Year Behind Bars

Posted on: Dec 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Occupy Oakland: Free Khali!

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

60 Days to Stop the Keystone Pipeline

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Chaos, Violence in Malls Over New Air Jordans -- Police Respond with Pepper Spray

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

LGBT Community Mockingly Apologizes for Ruining Rep. Amy Koch's Marriage

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

No Justice for 62-Year-Old Man, Pepper Sprayed to Death by Florida Police

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Krugman: The Economic Debate is Dominated by Dangerous Lies

Posted on: Dec 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Ny Times Op-Ed: To End Ridiculous Pot Arrests, Jurors Should Refuse to Convict Marijuana Arrestees (And Can Do So Legally)

Posted on: Dec 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Economic Justice? BofA to Pay $335 Million Settlement For Predatory Lending, Financial Abuse of Blacks and Latinos

Posted on: Dec 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Anti-Drug-War Advocate Gary Johnson Will Now Run for President as a Libertarian, Not a Republican

Posted on: Dec 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rep. Allen West Compares Dems to Nazis, and the House Tables a Resolution to Condemn His Comments

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Egyptian Women Defend Their Role in the Revolution, 10,000 March Against the Army's Brutality

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

CA Collective Pushes Back Against Federal Crackdown, Proposes Ballot Initiative to Regulate Medical Pot

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Happy Birthday, Bill Hicks: Why We Can Still Learn From, And Laugh At, The Great Critic and Comedian

Posted on: Dec 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Hicks was one of America's best stand-up comics, but also established himself as an insightful critic of American politics and mainstream culture.

Study: Why Teen Pot Smoking Could be a Good Thing (And What We Can Learn From Teens Who Choose Weed Over Beer)

Posted on: Dec 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Teens are smoking more weed, while cutting down on alcohol and cigarrettes cigarrettes, because they do not perceive marijuana to be as harmful as did generations past.

Bradley Manning, Re-Occupation, and the WGA: Occupy Wall St. Updates

Posted on: Dec 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

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