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Most Americans Want Marijuana Legalized and Regulated

Russ Belville, AlterNet. May 23, 2012.

The latest public opinion poll shows that a growing majority of American voters support the legalization and regulation of marijuana.

GOP Version of Violence Against Women Act Tries to Push Women Back Into the Home

Michelle Chen, In These Times. May 17, 2012.

By raising barriers to economic assistance and legal recourse, the legislation sends the message to countless women living in violent households that their place is still at home.

Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Leads U.S. Peace Caravan: Will Americans Wake Up to Our "Absurd" Drug War's Blood Trail?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 10, 2012.

One of Mexico’s best-known poets, Javier Sicilia, laid down his pen last year after his son was murdered by drug traffickers. Now, he is on a mission to transform drug policy.

The Corporate Media's Outrageous Double Standard on Romney and Ted Nugent

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. April 18, 2012.

Mitt Romney's campaign welcomed the endorsement of a washed-up rock-n-roller who said President Obama could "suck on my machine gun." Where's the outrage?

Drug Activists Slam Obama's "New" Drug Policy

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. April 18, 2012.

The administration is prioritizing drug arrests and trampling on state medical marijuana laws while not doing enough to reduce the harms of drug addiction and misuse.

Witness to Mexico's Drug War Escalation: 'Legalizing Marijuana Would Have a Huge Impact'

Tony O'Neill, The Fix. April 13, 2012.

Witness to the everyday bloody cost of policies and politics, author Ioan Grillo explains the drug war from Mexico's perspective.

Why War Isn't Inevitable: A Science Writer Studies the Secret to Peaceful Societies

Brad Jacobson, AlterNet. March 18, 2012.

As the drumbeats for war with Iran reach bellicose heights, a new book argues that waging war is not an innate part of our nature.

When Will U.S. Drug Policy Heed Leaders' Calls for Legalization? Biden Visits Latin America

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 5, 2012.

American citizens and Latin American leaders alike are warming up to legalization, but our leaders in Washington are not participating in this side of the drug policy debate.

One Billion Rising: V-Day’s Eve Ensler Launches Global Day of Action, Dance Against Women’s Violence

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Eve Ensler, Democracy Now!. March 3, 2012.

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales speak with Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day, the global movement to end domestic violence, and the playwright behind "The Vagina Monologues."

A History of Violence: How Our Culture of Fear is Compromising America's Schools

Daniel Dyer, Dawn Reader. February 29, 2012.

In the wake of yet another school shooting, a 45-year veteran of the classroom explores the impact of fear in the schoolhouse.

Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. February 21, 2012.

The grand thieves invented ever more ingenious methods to crush the hopes and livelihoods of the many. This is the terrible violence that Occupy was formed to oppose.

Is NYPD Running Wild? Patterns of Brutality Raise Questions About Mayor's Control of Police

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. February 15, 2012.

Behind the NYPD's beating of Jateik Reed and the killing of Ramarley Graham is a long history of police harassment.

Will Frustrated Moms and Cops End the Drug War?

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.

Important New Research Shows It's Retaliation -- Not Drugs -- Driving Gang-Related Violence

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.

The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

The Tragic Story of Christianity: How a Pacifist Religion Was Hijacked by Rabid Warmongering Elites

Gary G. Kohls, Consortium News. January 30, 2012.

Though founded by a pacifist, Christianity has justified some of the most brutal slaughters in human history, but we may be able to recapture its peaceful essence.

Shocker: Is Our World Becoming Less Violent?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 13, 2012.

Many believe the 20th century represents the pinnacle of human violence, but psychologist Steven Pinker argues that the opposite is true.

How Legal Pot Could Save Thousands of Lives? Hint: Stop Feeding the Mexican Death Cartels

Jamie Haase, AlterNet. January 12, 2012.

For over forty years, ganja has been the steadiest and most reliable source of income for Mexican traffickers, and it’s still the primary substance that lures most dealers.

Are We Safe Anywhere? An American Traveller Confronts Unspeakable Violence at Home and Abroad

Christina Ammon, AlterNet. January 10, 2012.

An American traveling abroad faces Al-Qaeda kidnapping warnings, while a horrific act of violence shatters her idyllic hometown in Oregon.

Injury-Free Eviction of Occupy Oakland Proves Cops' Previous Efforts Were Displays of Excessive Force

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 14, 2011.

Unlike previous nights, city officials managed to clear out Occupy Oakland's encampment without any brutality--and the protesters are already headed back.

An Unlikely Journey: How a Man From the Conservative Bible Belt Is Fighting Violence Against the World's Women and Girls

Jill Iscol, Jimmie Briggs, AlterNet. November 8, 2011.

In this excerpt from the recently released book "Hearts on Fire," Jimmie Briggs discusses founding the Man Up Campaign, a global initiative to stop violence against women.

Police State in Oakland? One Reporter's Arrest Contradicts Official Story

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. November 6, 2011.

Oakland has spent more than $1 million on Occupy policing, but nearly all of that overwhelming force has been used against innocent people.

Violence in Pakistan Takes Heavy Toll on Children

IRINNovember 1, 2011.

The violence that has engulfed Pakistan since the U.S. invasion of neighboring Afghanistan has hit children especially hard

Former Mexican President's Passionate Call to the US: Stop Bloodshed And Legalize Drugs

Tony Newman, AlterNet. October 22, 2011.

In his call for the United States to accept - and change - reality, former Mexican President Vicente Fox pointed to the history of prohibition and shifting popular opinion.

Tonight: Tune into PBS for a Powerful Story About Stopping Hate Crimes in Your Community

Frank Joyce, AlterNet. September 20, 2011.

"Light in the Darkness" documents how people turn expressions of hate into a positive event. Real tales of good offsetting evil. On PBS stations at 10 PM. Tune in!

How War Puts Women Under Siege

Yifat Susskind, On The Issues Magazine. September 8, 2011.

In Guatemala, generations of women have faced murderous violence, but at its core is war. Now, the same dynamic is emerging in Iraq.

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