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Three strikes and a life sentence for selling pot?

May 18, 2011 By Jordan Farrar

Cornell Hood is no pioneer of the legalization movement or political activist, but is a life sentence really appropriate?

Republicans ignore call to end Big Oil’s tax breaks

May 18, 2011 By John Wojcik

Senate Republicans began a filibuster yesterday to block the stripping of tax subsidies to oil companies.

“Rebel Girl” Gurley Flynn inducted into Labor Hall of Fame

May 18, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

"We stand on the shoulders of giants," Teamsters President James Hoffa said to hundreds of people at the induction ceremony, held at Teamsters headquarters.

Labor leader calls for 500,000 “soldiers” to defend democracy

May 18, 2011 By Rick Nagin

Tens of thousands of workers and their supporters have hit the streets circulating petitions to put the measure to repeal Senate Bill 5 as a referendum on the November ballot.

New oil drilling is not a solution

May 17, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

There's a big fight happening in Washington over oil company subsidies.