Rep. John Sarbanes is conducting an experiment to see if he can raise enough money for a competitive re-election race--without large donors or PAC funds.
Both Arizona and Kansas are considering bills giving doctors the legal authority to withhold potentially crucial information about a woman's health, and in this case her child's.
Former New York governor and attorney general Eliot Spitzer says he not only supports medical marijuana, but thinks we should replace marijuana prohibition with legalization.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 14, 2012.
State legislatures have convened or are convening all around the country, and once again this year, marijuana decriminalization or legalization are hot topics at the statehouse.
Some people might think that drug policy reform is a fringe issue. But reformers have won plenty of mainstream support, and achieved international victories.
Neill Franklin, Gretchen Burns Bergman, Huffington Post. February 10, 2012.
It will be moms who come to rescue their children from the deadly grip of prohibition, and police against the drug war are eagerly ready to support them in this quest.
Maribel Hastings, Huffington Post. February 9, 2012.
Republicans bet that Obama's failure to pass immigration reform will cut his Latino votes, while Democrats bet that Republican anti-immigrant rhetoric will work in his favor.
Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 3, 2012.
Provoked by federal raids and Republican attempts to eradicate medical pot, activists are rolling out a campaign for a constitutional amendment to legalize pot in Big Sky County.
This week, Michael Douglas's incarcerated son Cameron testified at his alleged drug supplier's criminal trial. But does he even deserve to be behind bars?
Avoiding the "mommy and daddy" issues that lead to retail therapy and consumerism, changing how we raise our children could nurture a generation that will actualize sustainability.
Wendell Potter, Bloomsbury Press. December 18, 2010.
As the former senior exec for CIGNA, Wendell Potter details the health insurance industry's dirty tactics at garnering both public and presidential support.
Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact. November 9, 2010.
Will the House majority take a hardline to score points with the Tea Partiers or will they realize that immigration is one of the truly bipartisan issues out there.
We need to focus on those shadowy players who're pulling the strings from behind the scenes to impose their special interest over America's public interest.
