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Six Months In, How Has Marijuana Legalization Treated Colorado?

Opponents warned of increases in crime, car accidents, and drops in tourism, but a report reveals Colorado’s mostly flying high with recreational use.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

July 1 marks the historic six-month anniversary since Colorado’s Amendment 64 was enacted into law, making Colorado the first place in the world to legalize the sale of personal use marijuana for adults 21 and older. With the six-month mark approaching, many are asking: How has legalization gone for Colorado? In the grand scheme of things,

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#Mintcasts: What the MSM Won’t Tell You About ISIS, Greater Plan To Fragment ME

Author of Globalization Of NATO and research associate at the Center for Research on Globalization Mahdi Nazemroaya joins us to discuss the latest about Iraq.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
ISIL

(Full VIDEO interview below) As the world’s eyes turn to Iraq, flabbergasted at the brutality and partial success of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, takeover of major Iraqi cities with the goal of building a so-called “Islamic state” under the banner of a Sunni awakening in Shiite-friendly nations like Iraq and Syria -- both

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Germany Fires Verizon Over NSA Spying

‘The German government needs a high level of security for its essential networks’.

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare

Germany announced Thursday it is canceling its contract with Verizon Communications over concerns about the role of U.S. telecom corporations in National Security Agency spying. “The links revealed between foreign intelligence agencies and firms after the N.S.A. affair show that the German government needs a high level of security for its

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Banned But Not Forgotten: Book Censorship In The U.S.

From best-sellers to sex surveys, the U.S. has a history of keeping controversial texts off shelves, even though the First Amendment should be protecting books from such a fate.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Under the First Amendment, the U.S. government cannot outright ban literature in the United States, but as Mark Crispin Miller, author and professor of media studies at New York University, explained, books can be hidden from public view or written off as conspiracy theory in order to prevent people from reading them. While censorship is often

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West Africa Ebola Epidemic “Out Of Control”

Deadly virus outbreak is worst on record, say health experts.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis

Immediate action is needed to contain the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) officials warned Wednesday. At least 600 cases and 390 deaths in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea have been reported since the epidemic began in March. "There is an urgent need to intensify response efforts," Dr. Luis Sambo, WHO

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Armed US Drones Flying Over Iraq

Pentagon announced Thursday drones equipped with Hellfire missiles will accompany another troop deployment.

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare

U.S. armed drones are now flying over Iraq, a Pentagon official announced Thursday, according to numerous media reports. Equipped with Hellfire missiles, the predator drones are being deployed from a base in Kuwait to accompany unarmed surveillance flights that include drones as well as manned aircraft. The armed drones will also supplement U.S.

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