One of every five medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado could be forced to close under tough new rules barring many convicted felons from the business starting Sunday, according to federal drug authorities. The Drug Enforcement Administration, which has been directed by Attorney General Eric Holder to back off on medical marijuana raids in states where [...]

Today, President Sarkozy warned that France would strip “foreign born criminals” of their French nationality if they use violence against the police or public officials. Earlier this week, Sarkozy had said that he would expel foreign Roma minorities who commit crimes in France back to Eastern Europe in his vow to tighten nationality rules for [...]

You think people are driving you crazy? Trust me: your mother, boss, significant other, even a demanding mother-in-law have nothing on the people rattling around Holly Miller’s head. The troubled protagonist in Shana Mahaffey’s darkly comic debut novel, “Sounds Like Crazy,” navigates life’s fragile and often flat-out funny moments with five distinct personalities–she dubs “The [...]

The corporate merger of the largely unionized Northwest Airlines and non-unionized Delta Air happened 21 months ago, and soon their combined workforce must chose one path or the other. This is the first big test for the ability of workers to organize under the Obama Administration, and could be a bellwether to the future of labor in America.

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.” Sun Tzu For the reasons given by me and others it is necessary that the progressive movement distance itself from the violent Black Bloc faction which is coopting the movement. Even Jon Stewart (in Canada here) notes that “they’re violent, disruptive, and draw a lot of [...]