Archives for September 2014

VIDEO: “F**k It, I Quit.” News Anchor Quits On Air To Draw Attention To Marijuana Prohibition

“[I] will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana here in Alaska,” she said. “And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, f**k it, I quit.”

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Reports: Charlo Greene, up until Sunday night, was a reporter for KTVA in Alaska. Secretly, she was also the owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, and organization which connects medical marijuana cardholders with other cardholders who are growing cannabis. Greene had just finished up a report on the Alaska Cannabis Club during Sunday night’s

City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public In Effort To Crack Down On The Homeless

Criminalizing homelessness is an unfortunate trend in cities across the country. Many municipalities have enacted measures in the past few years that turn homeless people into criminals simply for trying to survive.

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A city in Florida already notorious for its treatment of the homeless is going a step further. Last week, the Ft. Lauderdale City Commission unanimously approved two separate measures that restrict basic survival necessities for many homeless people, including sleeping in public areas and asking others for money. The first, Ordinance No.

The Appalling Human Rights Record Of The US Coalition Bombing Syria

The rap sheet for these countries includes arbitrary detentions, torture and beheading. Sound familiar?

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The United States has joined forces with five Arab nations — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Jordan — to launch airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. US President Barack Obama said Monday the United States was “proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder” with its Arab allies in the bombing campaign. Proud?

Post-Heroic America Throws A Temper Tantrum

Like children who cannot understand why they should eat their vegetables, Americans are unhappy with the idea that there are limits we must face up to and confront.

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With American bombs falling on yet another Middle Eastern country as this piece goes to press, one can’t but help but be discouraged by the quandary our country has once again gotten itself into. Given how many times we have gone down this route it seems almost pointless to argue against the many obvious drawbacks of resorting to bombing to solve

VIDEO: 400,000 People Against Climate Change Heat Up New York City

Over 400,000 people took to the streets of New York city to demand action on climate change, MintPress was on the ground to hear what they had to say.

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Up to 400,000 activists, organizations, and people from all over the world marched in New York City over the weekend to express solidarity in the fight against climate change. The People’s Climate March reportedly brought out the greatest numbers of people since opposition to the Iraq War hit its peak in 2003. The event, which collectively made no

Planned Attack To Stop Police Accountability Backfires: A Win For Free Speech

Today two separate Facebook groups basically planned a cyber attack on the Cop Block Facebook page. Their goal, to shut it down by reporting the page as hate speech or a page that promotes violence.

Reports: Lately there has been an ever increasing tension growing between those who support police accountability and those who seemingly wish to prevent it. Wild claims that Cop Block has been making calls for violence, praising death and plotting attacks on police and their families have been surfacing through multiple sources on social