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Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

Battle For The West: The ACORN Raid and Obama's 'Thug Thizzle'

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home


Ryan Rivera

(AP photo) Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices of a group registering voters in low income communities seeking evidence of voter registr...

Police Raid Protester Houses In Advance Of Republican Convention

The Uptake | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home


The Uptake

Authorities acting under untested preventive riot statutes burst into the private residences in full riot gear, handcuffed residents and carted away computers. Bloggers Glen Greenwald and Jane Hamsher visited the homes during the raids.