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The Supreme Court Sold Out Our Democracy -- How to Fight the Corporate Takeover of Our ... - 0 views

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    Historian Thom Hartmann discusses the history of corruption that led up to the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling.
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How Can the Richest 1 Percent Be Winning This Brutal Class War Against 99% of Us? | Eco... - 0 views

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    How has a tiny fraction of the population arranged for their narrowest economic interests to dominate those of the vast majority?
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Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74 | | AlterNet - 0 views

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    In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated -- until now.
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Would We Be Better Off If John McCain Were President? | World | AlterNet - 0 views

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    Presidents serve the institutional interests of the corporations behind them. A President McCain may have at least triggered a true progressive fight.
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Why Prescription Ecstasy or LSD Could Happen Much Sooner Than You Think | Drugs | AlterNet - 0 views

  • "The main problem with the drug war is the concept that there are good drugs and bad drugs," when what's actually good or bad "is the relationship between the person and the drug, and the context in which the drug is taken."
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    "The main problem with the drug war is the concept that there are good drugs and bad drugs," when what's actually good or bad "is the relationship between the person and the drug, and the context in which the drug is taken."
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Why Do the Police Have Tanks? The Strange and Dangerous Militarization of the US Police... - 0 views

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    The federal government has supplied local police departments with military uniforms, weaponry, vehicles, and training.
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American Citizen Detained, Threatened With Deportation « SpeakEasy - 0 views

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    "American Citizen detained and threatened with deportation for being brown"
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