Chicago’s Terrible New Plan to Force High School Kids Into the Military
Op-Ed by Alice Salles Chicago, Illinois, has a chronic inflated state problem disguised as a schooling problem. In order to eradicate the symptom, Mayor Rahm…
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The “Taxation Is Theft” Meme Has Officially Gone Mainstream
Op-Ed by Alice Salles The month of April is a nightmare for anyone with a conscience, as we only have until “tax day” — which…
It’s Official: Marijuana Legalization Advocate Could Head Up The FDA
By Alice Salles In December of 2016, Bloomberg News reported that Jim O’Neill, a managing director at Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital, was being eyed by…
The High of 2016: Marijuana Legalization Quietly Goes Global
By Alice Salles In America, the cannabis legalization movement has been in full swing, with states like California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada joining Washington and…
US Government Can Legally Access Your Facebook Data — And Now We Know How
By Alice Salles The end of the year is approaching, and data concerning government abuses of power has begun pouring in. According to Facebook’s Global…
Silk Road Case Sets Precedent For Total Government Control Of Currency
By Alice Salles The pursuit of justice in the United States has never been never easy — or cheap. In 2014, Texan Ross Ulbricht was…
And The Winner Of The 2016 Election Is … WEED!
By Alice Salles The 2016 U.S. election shocked everyone. But while the results did not look like anything pundits and pollsters predicted, American voters stayed…
The US Military Lied To Thousands Of Soldiers — And Now Veterans Are Paying For It
By Alice Salles Shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon hired Bell Pottinger, a London-based PR agency. The PR firm was tasked with…
Lawsuit Filed After Marijuana Legalization Goes Missing Off Florida Ballot
By Alice Salles The media has ridiculed presidential candidate Donald Trump for suggesting the election is “rigged.” While his comments should always be taken with…
Media Silent As Guards, Inmates Unite In “Largest US Prison Strike Of Its Kind”
By Alice Salles On September 9, inmates at Holman Prison in Alabama launched a major 12-state prison strike to protest the U.S. prison system’s labor practices…
This Costly Gunshot Surveillance System Used by Police Is A “Privacy Nightmare”
By Alice Salles Across the United States, police departments receive data pertaining to possible local shootings from a company known as ShotSpotter. The technology, which…
US Attorney General Finally Admits Marijuana Isn’t a Gateway Drug — Prescription Pills Are
By Alice Salles The National Institute on Drug Abuse is a U.S. federal research institute focused on “[advancing] science on the causes and consequences of…
NSA Knew of Flaw Three Years in Advance That Led To Cyber Attack
By Alice Salles A little over a month after a group of hackers known as the Shadow Brokers publicly exposed tools used by National Security…
NYPD Steals $18,000 from Man Because He Was Carrying a Banned Pocket Knife
By Alice Salles In the past five years, the New York Police Department has spent $347,000 on false arrest lawsuit settlements. According to the Village Voice,…