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Lawsuit Challenges Oregon's Signature-Invalidating Crusade to Keep Legal Pot Off the Ballot

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. July 16, 2012.

The Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative (OMPI) has filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Kate Brown over her office's invalidation of tens of thousands of signatures.

Is Legalization Around the Corner? 4 States Mobilizing to Radically Reform Pot Policy

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 25, 2012.

2012 could be the year that legalization actually wins, and voters in at least two states -- Colorado and Washington -- will have the chance to make that happen.

Sick Judge on Medical Marijuana: It's a "Human Rights Issue"

Brian Braiker, The Guardian. May 23, 2012.

In a New York Times opinion piece, a sitting state supreme court judge writes of his cancer and the palliative drug he depends on.

Corporate Cash Streams Into Ohio to Unseat Senator Sherrod Brown

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 4, 2012.

Ohio will be a battleground come November, but the big money groups are spending lavishly now in hopes of unseating the Senate's best economic populist.

7 Places the 99% Will Fight Back Hard in 2012

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 2, 2012.

With a new year comes new chances for change--and we have some guesses as to where we'll see some exciting actions in 2012.

Why (Very White) Iowa and New Hampshire Matter So Much in US Politics

Shani O. Hilton, ColorLines. December 18, 2011.

The two earliest primary states' lack of diversity has an effect on who gets initial attention from the media as the electoral process begins.

Politics Before Science: the House Votes to Step Up Prohibition, Criminalizing Dozens of New Chemicals

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. December 13, 2011.

Anecdotal evidence beat out science in debate over the bill, which will ban 40 relatively unknown chemicals found in bath salts and fake pot, and make researching them difficult.

"As Revolutionaries, We Must Win The Battle For Voters’ Hearts": Egyptians Speak Out About Their First Post-Revolution Election

IRINNovember 19, 2011.

Egyptians of all stripes speak out, clearly and plainly, about their hopes, dreams and fears for the future.

We Can't Let Republicans Take Over in 2010 -- All Hands on Deck!

Billy Wimsatt, AlterNet. August 5, 2010.

Progressives must invent their own creative, independent ways to get people motivated to volunteer and get out to vote.

Low Latino Turnout Could Hurt Democrats in 2010, Says Poll

Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. March 20, 2010.

With immigration reform back on the Washington, D.C. agenda, Latino voters will be watching to see which politicians step up and which don't...

The Latino Community Wants Accountability in 2010

Clarissa Martinez de Castro, National Council of La Raza. March 3, 2010.

The promise of change that energized voting and participation in 2008 is bringing hundreds of Latino community leaders to Washington today as NCLR launches new ads on immigration.