Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison? Why Should Medical Marijuana Providers Die in Prison?
Rebecca Richman Cohen met Chris Williams in 2011, while making a documentary about Montana’s medical marijuana law. Today, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of more than eighty...
Nov 30, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Saket Soni: Fighting for a Better Future After Sandy Saket Soni: Fighting for a Better Future After Sandy
It's never too earlier to start rebuilding and reimagining the city we all want to live in.
Nov 30, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Press Freedom Under Threat! Not! Press Freedom Under Threat! Not!
After sixteen months, scores of witnesses, and over £ 4 Million in costs, the Leveson Inquiry—also known as the Murdoch version of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a C...
Nov 30, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan
Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill Feed the Hungry—Pass a Just Farm Bill
Who is the real beneficiary of US food aid—those suffering from chronic hunger worldwide, or American agricultural corporations?
Nov 30, 2012 / NationAction
Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action
Workers say Walmart is directly responsible for rampant wage theft and retaliation.
Nov 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks The Possibility of a ‘Drone Drawdown’ in Peace Talks
A combination of diplomacy, legal challenges and activism could end the program of US drone strikes.
Nov 30, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism Abbas Exposes Hamas’s Nihilism
As a 138-nation majority votes Palestine into UN statehood, Netanyahu and Susan Rice do nothing but sputter in outrage.
Nov 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff The Gift-Giving Guide Part III, More Stuff
Check out new releases from Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley and Peter Frampton.
Nov 30, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/30/2012) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/30/2012)
This weel: a profile of civil rights champion Bryan Stevenson, an analysis of the Libor scandal, and much more.
Nov 30, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Nov 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann