CNN | 6/4/2022 | cnn.com Opinion by Asha Rangappa Source: CNN Editor’s Note: Asha Rangappa is a senior lecturer at Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. She is a former special agent in the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations. Follow her @AshaRangappa_. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion… Continue reading
A woman smokes a joint at Hempfest on August 21, 2004 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo: Ron Wurzer/Getty Images) “Now is the time for Congress and the federal government to end the war on drugs and legalize marijuana nationwide,” said the Vermont senator. JAKE JOHNSON June 3, 2022 (CommonDreams.org) Sen. Bernie… Continue reading
Liberia found a stunningly effective way to reduce violent crimes. Now the US is trying a similar experiment. By Sigal Samuel May 31, 2022, 8:20am EDT (Vox.com) This story is part of a group of stories called Finding the best ways to do good. What if someone told you that you could… Continue reading
TED2022 April 2022| ted.com Lighting up the TED stage, Nobel laureate Al Gore takes stock of the current state of climate progress and calls attention to institutions that have failed to honor their promises by continuing to pour money into polluting sectors. He explains how the financial interests of fossil… Continue reading
Tirza Clarke listens as the names of victims of recent mass shootings are read aloud during a vigil at the Sunrise Amphitheater on May 28, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. Moms Demand Action, a national organization that works to prevent gun violence, held the vigil to mourn the victims of the… Continue reading
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump bang on the glass and chant slogans outside the room where absentee ballots for the 2020 general election are being counted at TCF Center on November 4, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images) Recordings obtained by Politico detail strategy by GOP… Continue reading
