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,
Read moreLawyer: 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
Read moreOn 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
Read moreLeader 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
Read moreNFL 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
Read moreJailhouse 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
Read morePriced 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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