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April 20, 2017
How Congress Could Give Trump the Green Light to Go After Medical Marijuana
The government shutdown fight has big implications for medical marijuana patients.
George Zornick
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November 29, 2016
‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years
Here’s how states and cities can lead the fight against the Trump administration—and build a new political order.
Heather Gerken, David Bollier, Gary Gerstle and Gar Alperovitz
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November 7, 2016
This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning
Bill Montgomery is up for election tomorrow.
Jessica Pishko
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September 24, 2016
Ask the Candidates if They Are Ready to Legalize Marijuana—and, if Not, Why?
An Arizona referendum provides a perfect opening for questions that need to be asked.
John Nichols
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March 30, 2016
How Did a Homeless Fast-Food Worker End Up Dead in a Jail Cell?
Jeffery Pendleton was arrested on a Tuesday. By Sunday, he was dead.
Michelle Chen
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March 23, 2015
The US’s ‘War on Drugs’ Has Spiraled Dangerously Out of Control
It didn’t work in Afghanistan, so let’s do it in Mexico.
Rebecca Gordon
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February 25, 2015
Republican Congressman Threatens DC Mayor With Arrest Over Marijuana Legalization
Too bad he doesn’t actually have the power to stop them.
Zoë Carpenter
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December 11, 2014
DC Voted to Legalize Marijuana. Congress Should Not Overrule It.
Congress’s spending bill overrides Washington’s vote to legalize marijuana and thwarts the will of the people.
John Nichols
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November 5, 2014
Weed Is Legal in the Capital—and 10 Other Reasons the Election Wasn’t a Total Bust
From minimum-wage increases to paid sick days to the defeat, again, of Scott Brown—progressives had a few bright spots on an otherwise dark night.
Zoë Carpenter
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October 29, 2014
Will Washington, DC, Legalize Pot?
Polls show strong support for an initiative there. And it’s on the ballot in Oregon and Alaska, too.
Nushin Rashidian