BREAKING NEWS: California Supreme Court Overturns Ban On Gay Marriage
Today, the California Supreme Court just announced its decision to allow all Californians the Freedom to Marry. The court found…
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How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and ‘Dangerous Drugs’
Staff May 13, 2008 4 Comments on How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and ‘Dangerous Drugs’
The following is an excerpt from “Dying to Get High” by Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb (NYU Press, 2008)….
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LA Times: Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions
As more Americans are watched, fewer cases are made. The trend concerns civil liberties groups as well as some lawmakers…
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Why All of Our Efforts Won’t Stop the Attack on Iran
by Gary Leupp / May 11th, 2008 / Dissident Voice May 9. I read tonight a brief article by Philip…
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More Voices Call Out: Nationalize the Oil Industry!
Since my May 9th rant to nationalize American oil companies as a solution to the ‘gas crisis’ and our other…
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Mother’s Day and “Herstory”
Mother’s Day was originally started after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women…
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Solution to the Gas Crisis: Nationalize American Oil Companies
Frank Gormlie May 9, 2008 10 Comments on Solution to the Gas Crisis: Nationalize American Oil Companies
EXXON just made record profits in the first quarter 2008 – $11 Billion, meanwhile we’re laying off teachers and can’t…
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The loathsome smearing of Israel’s critics
by Johann Hari / The Independent / May 8, 2008 In the US and Britain, there is a campaign to…
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Marjorie Cohn’s Testimony on Torture Before the House Judiciary Committee
Staff May 7, 2008 3 Comments on Marjorie Cohn’s Testimony on Torture Before the House Judiciary Committee
From the Department of Justice to Guantánamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules On Tuesday, May 6, 2008, San…
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Students and Parents Protest San Diego State Drug Bust With Mock Graduation Ceremony
Staff May 7, 2008 0 Comments on Students and Parents Protest San Diego State Drug Bust With Mock Graduation Ceremony
Groups Call for Life Saving Good Samaritan Policy SAN DIEGO, CA; SDSU students and a group of concerned parents will…
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LAPD Finds itself not guilty in 320 out of 320 racial profiling complaints
Staff May 5, 2008 2 Comments on LAPD Finds itself not guilty in 320 out of 320 racial profiling complaints
May 4th, 2008 Los Angeles Police Department officials announced Tuesday [4/29/08] that they investigated more than 300 complaints of racial…
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Bush Admits He Approved Torture
In ABC-TV interview, Bush acknowledged approving “enhanced interrogation” and waterboarding of detainees by Helen Thomas /’ May 2, 2008, the…
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