The NYPD Commissioner Told Cops to Follow the Law -- So Why Did Illegal, Racist Pot Arrests Continue to Increase?
By Paul Armentano / NORML
Even after the Commissioner told cops to follow the books on pot charges, small time weed arrests continued, breaking records for the past decade.
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Komen Foundation Exploits Breast Cancer Mission to Make War on Planned Parenthood
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Apple Tries Damage Control after Horrific Working Conditions at its Factories Exposed
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The Future of Pot: Is Legalization Around the Corner In Colorado and Washington?
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By Ryan Devereaux / The Guardian
5 Important Things You Should Know About Privacy and the Supreme Court Ruling on GPS Tracking
By Scott Lemieux / AlterNet
Is Fighting Corporate Corruption a Crack in the Supreme Court's Citizens United Ruling?
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Stung by Bad PR, City Officials Adopting New Tactics to Suppress Occupy Oakland
By Susie Cagle / AlterNet
Drones for the Paparazzi? How Unmanned Flying Machines Could Invade Your Life
By Becky Hogge / Comment Is Free
Eyewitness Identification Has 50% Error Rate? How We Throw People in Prison Based on False ID
By Patricia J. Williams / The Nation
Mumia Abu-Jamal May Be Off Death Row, But His Torture Continues In the 'Hole'
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Revolutionary Jose Maria Sison on US Imperialism and a Way Forward for the Philippines
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South Carolina: Ground Zero for the GOP Candidates' Assault on Working Americans' Rights
By Josh Eidelson / AlterNet
The Uphill Battle Against Citizens United: Tricky Legal Terrain and No Easy Fixes
By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
Will 2012 be the Year of State-Required Drug Tests for Public Benefits?
By Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle
Suicide Threats and Strike Attempts at Apple Manufacturer: China's Workers Fighting for Rights at Work
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MLK, Modern Visionary: An Illustrated Guide Why Dr. King is Still Relevant Today
By RJ Eskow / Campaign for America's Future
Struggle for Immigrants’ Rights Highlights Split Within Organized Labor
By Michelle Chen / In These Times
On MLK Day: How a Racist Criminal Justice System Rolled Back the Gains of the Civil Rights Era
By Amy Goodman, Michelle Alexander, Randall Robinson, Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now!
Victory for Internet Freedom: Obama Announces Opposition to SOPA, Congress Shelves Bill
By Steve Benen / Washington Monthly
'Is This the Country We Want to Keep?': Whistleblower Threatened with 35 Years in Prison, Warns of Developing Tyranny
By Thomas Drake / The Real News Network
Latest Anonymous Hack of Security Company Proves How Serious Cyber-Activists Have Gotten
By Loz Kaye / Comment Is Free
Tanks, SWAT Teams, Surveillance Helicopters: Cities Already Turning Into Mini-Police States for the Political Conventions
By Rania Khalek / AlterNet
Justice Dept. Finally Cuffs Sheriff Joe Arpaio, But Not the Policy That Made Him
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