http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/05/congress-oks-medical-marijuana-for-military-veterans/ Congress OKs Medical Marijuana for Military Veterans By Tom Angell on MAY 19, 2016Health & Medicine, Law & Politics The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives both took action to increase military veterans’ access to medical marijuana on Thursday. By a vote of 89-8, senators approved a bill containing language preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) from spending money … Continue reading MEDICAL POT FOR MILITARY PASSES CONGRESS
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There’s No Such Thing as Free Will
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-will/480750/ bt Stephen Cave There’s No Such Thing as Free Will But we’re better off believing in it anyway. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have almost unanimously held that civilization as we know it depends on a widespread belief in free will—and that losing this belief could be calamitous. Our codes of ethics, for example, assume … Continue reading There’s No Such Thing as Free Will
BROWN VS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Segregated School 4, Photos of Liberty Hill and Summerton The Supreme Court ruled that school segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment on this date in 1954 (5/17/1954). An eight-year-old girl named Linda Brown in Topeka, Kansas, had to travel 21 blocks every day to an all-black elementary school, even though she lived just seven … Continue reading BROWN VS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THE PANAMA PAPERS
A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. The Panama Papers: how to hide a billion dollars – video explainer Luke Harding Monday 4 April 2016 06.24 EDTLast modified on Monday 4 April 2016 12.37 EST The Panama Papers are an unprecedented leak of 11.5m files from … Continue reading THE PANAMA PAPERS
Violence stalks the American Dream
https://aeon.co/opinions/violence-stalks-the-american-dream-like-a-badass-cowboy?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits By Jean Kim Jean is a psychiatrist and writer working in Washington, DC. She is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at George Washington University, and received her MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins. She is a blogger for Psychology Today and has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and Salon, among others. American culture is infused … Continue reading Violence stalks the American Dream
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Has American Capitalism Failed Us?
http://www.salon.com/2016/02/04/american_capitalism_has_failed_us_were_overworked_underemployed_and_more_powerless_than_ever_before_partner/?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits [This is a joint TomDispatch/Nation article and appears in print in slightly shortened form in the new issue of the Nation magazine.] Denmark, Norway and Sweden are all thriving under democratic socialism. Why is it so difficult for us to embrace? Some years ago, I faced up to the futility of reporting true things about America’s disastrous wars and … Continue reading Has American Capitalism Failed Us?
STEPHEN HAWKING
Brief note: I had both an uncle and an aunt who died quite cruelly with this horrible disease that Stephen has. It is nothing less that a miracle that Hawking has been able to live with ALS for 50 years and is still creating ideas and works of great importance. Today is the birthday of British physicist Stephen … Continue reading STEPHEN HAWKING
Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html by Evan Halper Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government's prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The bill's passage over the weekend marks the first time Congress has approved nationally significant legislation backed by legalization advocates. It … Continue reading Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana
POT IN COLORADO
Marijuana has huge influence on tourism A new study shows cannabis is a growing motivator for visitors. By Jason Blevins The Denver Post Marijuana businesses have long proclaimed that cannabis is drawing visitors to Colorado. Now they have proof. A study commissioned by the Colorado Tourism Office and presented to the office’s board of directors on Wednesday … Continue reading POT IN COLORADO
