Community thrives on legal pot
Friday, September 5th, 2008About $143m in medical marijuana sales netted $11.4m in taxes annually.Read the full story
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About $143m in medical marijuana sales netted $11.4m in taxes annually.Read the full story
Moore offers election film free online
Friday, September 5th, 2008Film-maker to release Slacker Uprising with hope of mobilising young voters for US electionRead the full story
Fight for rights
Friday, September 5th, 2008Iranian women struggle against restrictionsRead the full story
RNC arrest total more than 800
Friday, September 5th, 2008ST. PAUL, Minn. — Percussion grenades, tear gas and nearly 400 arrests marked the final anti-war march during the Republican National Convention. More than 800 arrests were reported during a week of sometimes peaceful, sometimes violent dissent...Read the full story
The Resentment Strategy
Friday, September 5th, 2008Can the super-rich former governor of Massachusetts - the son of a Fortune 500 C.E.O. who made a vast fortune in the leveraged-buyout business - really keep a straight face while denouncing "Eastern elites"? Can the former mayor of New York City, a man who, as USA ...
“Drill Baby Drill” Screams Punctuate McCain’s Energy Policy in Acceptance Speech
Friday, September 5th, 2008Last week when I posted on Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, I promised John McCain would get the same treatment. As much of his speech focused on his past record of service and pointing out differences between his campaign and Obama’s, his relevant passages (other than ...
Just the Facts: How the Middle Class Got Stuck
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Interesting chart showing how the middle class is getting squeezed by rising prices.Read the full story
Palin Appeals to Voter Emotions — Dems Beware
Thursday, September 4th, 2008AlterNet - By George Lakoff - Sep. 4 (Opinion) - But the Palin nomination changes the game. The initial response has been to try to keep the focus on external realities, the "issues," and differences on the issues. But the Palin nomination is not basically about external realities and what ...
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick resigns
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Kilpatrick accepts plea deal in perjury case, ends tenure as mayor, gets jail.Read the full story
Nigeria arranges ‘HIV marriages’
Thursday, September 4th, 2008A Nigerian state government encourages HIV-positive men and women to marry each other.Read the full story