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Why Nancy Pelosi is Right to Slam Obama's War on Pot

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. May 4, 2012.

Pelosi's willingness to call out Obama over the huge gap between his administration's actions and past pledges shows how important and popular an issue medical marijuana really is.

Why The Ridiculous, Mandatory Drug Test Laws Flooding The Country Are Struggling To Pass

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 27, 2012.

The bills are finally being recognized as targeting the most downtrodden and disadvantaged -- the poor, the sick, the jobless -- in the guise of helping them.

I Had to Tell the Truth About Iraq--Even Though it Cost Me My Career

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. April 8, 2012.

Given what we left behind in Iraq, it remains beyond anyone, even the nasty men who started the war in 2003, to claim victory or accomplishment or achievement there.

Corporate Cash Streams Into Ohio to Unseat Senator Sherrod Brown

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

Ohio will be a battleground come November, but the big money groups are spending lavishly now in hopes of unseating the Senate's best economic populist.

Who Is Securing the Texas Border? How Private Contractors Mislead the Public, Then Get Rich Off Taxpayer Money

Tom Barry, AlterNet. March 12, 2012.

Private contractors have taken over Texas border security operations, but are falsely identifying themselves as affiliates of state programs.

The Marijuana Diet: How Pot Enhances My Life

Zorina Wolf, With My Dress Over My Head. March 6, 2012.

Marijuana is a lovely addition to a life filled with sensual pleasures like good wine, chocolate and espresso.

Outrage: Congress Gives States the Go-Ahead to Drug Test for Unemployment Benefits (and Stick Taxpayers With the Bill)

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 19, 2012.

As part of a deal to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through 2012, Congress will allow states to drug test people applying for those benefits.

"It's No Longer a Secure Place to Work": Working People Speak Out on Attacks on Public Employees

Melissa Chadburn, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

California's state deficit led to furloughs for already-crunched workers--two of them share their stories of how anti-worker propaganda causes real problems.

How Alabama’s Extreme Anti-Immigration Law Could Cost The State Billions of Dollars

Michele Waslin, Immigration Impact. February 10, 2012.

The harsh law could cost Alabama up to $11 billion in GDP and nearly $265 million in state income and sales tax, a new report found.

How Privatizing Government Shovels Cash to Parasitic Corporations and Undermines Democracy

Mike Konczal, Salon. February 5, 2012.

From schools to prisons, outsourcing government's works typically ends with cronyism, waste and unaccountability

Mitch Daniels' State of the Union Response Shows GOP Priority: Beating Up on Workers

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. January 25, 2012.

Daniels’ response was the first to be delivered from a building surrounded by dozens of police cars and chanting activists, protesting his latest anti-union move.

900 Anti-Woman Laws to Appease Conservative Extremists -- Is Abortion Becoming Legal in Name Only?

Sally Steenland, Center for American Progress. July 3, 2011.

When does a legal right become theoretical instead of real? If you want to know the answer, take a look at what’s happening to reproductive rights.

10 States Where Abortion Is Virtually Illegal for Some Women

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. June 12, 2011.

Thanks to increasingly restrictive state laws, we're seeing a return to pre-Roe back-alley abortions and criminal treatment of women.

The 5 Worst States to Get Busted With Pot

Paul Armentano, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

Even a minor pot bust can be life-altering for people unlucky enough to be arrested in one of these five states.

6 Sadistic State Laws Conservatives Are Trying to Ram Through

David Sirota, AlterNet. March 21, 2011.

We’re talking about true legislative sadists looking to go medieval on America.

America's Shame: Can Jim Webb Fix the Prison Gulag?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. February 16, 2009.

An unlikely senator takes on the cause of reforming America's overloaded and barbaric jails.

'Wah!' The Religious Right Want a Name Change

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville. February 13, 2009.

They're "religious" and they're conservative ... so one could argue that the name is pretty accurate. What's the problem?

The Religious Right Has Been Busy: This Week in God

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 13, 2008.

"The Vatican issued the most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in more than 20 years on Friday."

Preview for Tonight: Palin and Biden Talk Church and State

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. October 2, 2008.

Both give talking point answers, but one definitely looks a lot more comfortable.

Far Right Group Executes Plan to Bring Church and State Closer Together

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 29, 2008.

The Alliance Defense Fund, a prominent far-right legal-advocacy group, wants pastors to break the law.

Olbermann: Obama Makes a Play for Evangelical Support

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. July 2, 2008.

Interview with Rev. Barry Lynn of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

Will NY Legalize Medical Pot? As Polls Show Strong Support, NY Judge/Medical Pot User Advocates for Safe Access

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


Planned Parenthood\'s GOP Budget Win? Not Quite... Fight Continues in States

Dem Beans, December 31, 1969.


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