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Michael Hastings, 'Rolling Stone' Contributor, Dead at 33 | ARTICLE

Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. He was 33. Hastings' unvarnished 2010 profile of McChrystal in...
June 18, 2013 7:15 PM ET
Ethan Nadelmann: The Real Drug Czar | ARTICLE

The driving force for the legalization of marijuana in America – a frenetic, whip-smart son of a rabbi who can barely tell indica from...
June 6, 2013 8:00 AM ET
Seven States Not to Get High In While Black | ARTICLE

The ACLU has published an astonishing report on the racist enforcement of our nation's marijuana laws. While pot is consumed at nearly equal rates by black and white Americans, blacks are 3.7 times more likely...
June 5, 2013 4:39 PM ET
Ten Brutal Findings from the Republican Party's Report on Young Voters | ARTICLE

The College Republican National Committee has commissioned a report examining the party's dim prospects with millennials, who gave Barack Obama a five-million-vote edge over Mitt Romney in the 2012 election. The focus-group reviews are in – and they...
June 4, 2013 11:38 AM ET
Gun Control: 45 Percent of the Senate Foils 90 Percent of America | ARTICLE

"Shame on you!" That was the verdict shouted from the gallery as the Senate voted down the gun-control amendment introduced by Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), which would have extended federal background checks...
April 17, 2013 7:08 PM ET
Conservatives Push Marijuana Reform in Congress | ARTICLE

There's a new congressional push to end the federal War on Pot in the states – and it's being spearheaded by some of the most conservative members of the Republican conference. The "Respect State Marijuana Laws Act" introduced...
April 16, 2013 10:33 AM ET
The Five Most Outrageous Facts About Our Broken Voting System | ARTICLE

So you think the American electoral system is broken? New research out of MIT lays bare just how bad it really is. Here are the five most outrageous facts from "Waiting to Vote," a forthcoming...
April 9, 2013 9:00 AM ET
The GOP's Real Agenda | ARTICLE

After watching voters punish the GOP in the 2012 elections, Republican elites have been talking a brave game about reforms that would make the...
March 13, 2013 1:45 PM ET
The Gun Industry's Deadly Addiction | ARTICLE

For gunmakers, the political fight over assault rifles and high-capacity pistols is about more than just profits – it's about the militarization of the...
February 28, 2013 1:40 PM ET
The Top Five Liberal Moments from Obama's State of the Union | ARTICLE

In his first State of the Union address where what he said could not cost him an election, President Obama showed real leadership on several issues that are dear to progressives – from poor kids to climate...
February 13, 2013 1:45 PM ET
Legalization Hits the Hill | ARTICLE

Two progressive Democrats introduced bills this week to treat marijuana like alcohol under federal law. Seeking to take his state's pot law national, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) introduced the End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013,...
February 6, 2013 12:05 PM ET
Wayne vs. Wayne: When the NRA Chief Endorsed Gun Control in Schools | ARTICLE

NRA chief Wayne LaPierre's belligerent press conference in the aftermath of the Newtown massacre is now legend: "The only way to stop a monster from killing our kids," LaPierre insisted, is to place an NRA-trained...
January 31, 2013 11:18 AM ET
The NRA vs. America | ARTICLE

Eleven days after the massacre, Wayne LaPierre – a lifelong political operative who had steadied the National Rifle Association through many crises – stood before an American flag and soberly addressed the nation about firearms and student...
January 31, 2013 10:00 AM ET
Gabby Giffords Speaks on Gun Control: 'The Time Is Now' | ARTICLE

Gabby Giffords called on Congress to act swiftly to enact gun control today in an emotional appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The former congresswoman, who was shot in the brain with a Glock in an assassination attempt...
January 30, 2013 1:50 PM ET
President Obama's Missing Executive Order on Gun Control | ARTICLE

In his renewed push for gun control, President Obama released 23 executive orders to reduce gun violence this morning. It's a good start. But Obama left his biggest regulatory weapon in the holster. The president has, under existing...
January 16, 2013 2:51 PM ET
The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot | ARTICLE

The Berlin Wall of pot prohibition seems to be crumbling before our eyes. By fully legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As many as 58 percent of...
December 18, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Gun Control Now | ARTICLE

A gun massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school has left more than two dozen dead, most of them children. President Obama today offered us tears and a vague promise for "meaningful action." Yet he is the...
December 14, 2012 5:00 PM ET
The Obama Campaign's Real Heroes | ARTICLE

Now that the dust has settled and the vote totals are nearly certified, it's clear that the 2012 presidential election was never a squeaker. It was a landslide. Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney by more than 4.6...
December 7, 2012 1:45 PM ET
Obama's Pot Problem | ARTICLE

When voters in Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana in November, they thought they were declaring a cease-fire in the War on Drugs. Thanks to ballot initiatives that passed by wide margins on Election Day, adults...
December 7, 2012 8:00 AM ET
How President Obama Won a Second Term | ARTICLE

Two weeks after Barack Obama won a second term, political analysts are just beginning to assess the surprising scope of his victory. By routing Mitt Romney by 332 to 206 in the Electoral College, Obama joins FDR,...
November 23, 2012 7:00 AM ET