Articles focusing on politics

In the weeds of the state’s medical marijuana law

Illinois’s new cannabis program will help some ill patients, but its many rules, restrictions, and uncertainties are a real buzz kill. By Mick Dumke Article Reprint Despite what you may have heard, you’re not going

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‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon on Trayvon Martin Case: ‘Ashamed’ to Be an American

By Kelly Woo Article Reprint The not-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has outraged many people across the country, including “The Wire” creator David Simon. In an emotional,

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Lawyer: Snowden Can’t Leave Moscow Airport Yet

ktla.com Article Reprint U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has not received documents that would  allow him to leave a Moscow airport’s transit area, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena  told CNN on Wednesday. Earlier, Russian media reported

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On Being Black in China

People of African origin are still uncommon in China, but the infusion of international culture has started to erode traditional bigotries. By: Marketus Presswood Article Reprint In the 1996 China edition of the Lonely Planet’s

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Leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel captured

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Article Reprint MEXICO CITY (AP) — Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the notoriously brutal leader of the feared Zetas drug cartel, was captured before dawn Monday in the first major

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NFL Stars Feel Heat After Zimmerman Tweets

By Andrew Springer Article Reprint New York Giants star receiver Victor Cruz tweeted an ominous prediction for George Zimmerman shortly after Zimmerman was acquitted of murder, and then quickly deleted the tweet. And later apologized

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Jailhouse Roc: The FACTS About Hip Hop and Prison for Profit

By: Homeboy Sandman Article Reprint GoldenUndergroundTV recently released an interview I did with them late last year. I got a bit animated at the end. Only so many interviews in a row I could handle being

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Priced out of Paris

Our great, global cities are turning into vast gated citadels where the elite reproduces itself By Simon Kuper Article Reprint Two mournful friends  dropped by our flat in Paris last Sunday. They are a well-paid

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