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

Drugs (And Hypocrisy) in America: Cops and TSA Agents Busted in Huge Oxycodone Trafficking Operation

Posted on: Sep 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Corrupt Christians: Leader of "Priests For Life" Group That Once Compared Fetuses to Slaves is Suspended Over Financial Mismanagement Accusations

Posted on: Sep 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Obama Historically Nominates Abundance of Women and Minorities to the Judiciary: Will the GOP Block Such Incredible Strides?

Posted on: Sep 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Working-Class Troubadour: Speaking with Folksinger Bill Morrissey's Mother About His Life and Legacy

Posted on: Sep 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Marion Morrissey sheds light on her son's development into a legendary political songwriter.

Request by Civilian-Killing Blackwater Contractor to Return to Work in Afghanistan Denied By Federal Judge

Posted on: Sep 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

VIDEO: Protestors Arrested at Paul Ryan Town Hall

Posted on: Sep 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is Georgia About to Execute an Innocent Man?

Posted on: Sep 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Demand Equality in Media: MoveOn Campaign Petitions CNN For Fair Air-Time

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

More on Murdoch: James Murdoch Knew More About Hacking Than He Let On, And One GOP Staffer May Have Been Involved in a Cover-Up

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

From the GOP Presidential Forum: Three Candidates Who Want To Ban Abortion, And Two Who Want The States To

Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

A Video Montage To Save The American Dream: If Obama Loves Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, Why Does He Cut Them?

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Petty Politics: Obama Bows To Pressure To Change Speech Date, And Now Boehner Will Give His Own "Jobs" Speech

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

U.S. Future Still Grim: White House Announcement Downgrades Jobs Forecast, Expect 9% Unemployment in Fiscal 2012

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Economist: Drug and Prison Reform Will Save The U.S. Money

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Boehner Rejects Obama's Plea For Joint Congress, Thinks GOP Debate More Important Than Obama's Jobs Speech

Posted on: Aug 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

As Rebels Close in on The Regime, Gaddafi's Sons Send Mixed Messages: Will They Surrender?

Posted on: Aug 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Another Victory: Federal Judge Sends NYPD's Racist, Illegal "Stop and Frisk" Policy To Court

Posted on: Aug 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Breaking: Eight Killed In Chechnya Suicide Attack

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Daryl Hannah And 70 Other Environmental Activists Arrested At Tar Sands Pipeline Protest

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Gay Military Magazine To Land At Army And Air Force Bases, Just In Time For The Repeal of DADT

Posted on: Aug 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Why Do Some Progressives Support Ron Paul, Even Though He Is Anti-Woman, Anti-Civil Rights, and Anti-Equality?

Posted on: Aug 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Adele Stan's recent article explaining why progressives should think twice about supporting Ron Paul.

Are We Killing Drug Addicts Like Amy Winehouse?

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Statements by Winehouse's parents and a new study on addiction reveal how common misconceptions about addicts' ability to get clean can be deadly.

Anonymous Strikes Below The Belt, Posting Semi-Nude Photos of BART Spokesman Linton Johnson's Johnson

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is Obama's Book List Sexist?

Posted on: Aug 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Update: Celebration in the Streets After Libyan Rebels Take-Over Gadhafi's Headquarters

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks The East Coast, Sending Shock Waves From North Carolina To Toronto

Posted on: Aug 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

How the Organ Transplant System Is Stacked Against the Most Needy, and Why You Should Be a Donor

Posted on: Aug 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Racial bias is built into the organ transplant process, leaving poor minorities to suffer life-threatening disadvantages. But there's something you can do to help.

First Amendment Stops Schools From Slut Shaming, At Least For Online Photos Taken Outside of School

Posted on: Aug 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is Nivea's Disgusting "Re-Civilize Yourself" Ad The Most Racist Ever?

Posted on: Aug 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Did Citibank's Harsh Interrogation Tactics Kill an Indonesian Man?

Posted on: Aug 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Heartbreaking: 7th Grade Girl Raped Twice, Blamed and Punished By School Officials Both Times

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Should Porn Stars Be Required to Wear Condoms?

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Politically Isolated Libertarians Go Literal, Consolidating Plans For Man-Made Libertarian Islands

Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fifty Years After the Berlin Wall, Are We Using the Same Tactics We Once Despised?

Posted on: Aug 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

No Girls Allowed, Goddamit: Capitol Police Sexually Harrass and Intimidate Female Employees

Posted on: Aug 13, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Take a Stand to Responsibly Reduce War Costs - It's What's " Killing" Us

Posted on: Aug 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fox News Bullies: Red Eye Commentators Call Kids in Van Jones Video "A Bunch of Dorks" and "Little Bastards"

Posted on: Aug 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is New Film "The Help" Historical Whitewashing?

Posted on: Aug 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

New Poll: Most Americans Consider War on Drugs a Failure and Support Legalization of Marijuana

Posted on: Aug 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Rudy Giuliani's Secret Presidential Campaign

Posted on: Aug 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

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