By Guest Post on Sep 07, 2019 01:00 pm
 Field drug tests are unable to distinguish between marijuana and hemp, and that has thrown a wrench in marijuana prosecutions in states that have legalized hemp only. (By P. Smith, Stop the Drug War) After passage of the 2018 federal farm bill legalized hemp production, states scrambled to pass their own laws legalizing hemp and […]
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By Peter Castagno on Sep 07, 2019 11:00 am
 “The personality of Conte is seen as one of a person who is moderate, who tries to reach compromise.” Italy’s new left-leaning coalition government took office on Thursday in a setback for far-right populist leader Matteo Salvini’s League Party. While the new government will reverse parts of Salvini’s hardline anti-immigrant and anti-E.U. agenda, analysts doubt […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Sep 07, 2019 09:00 am
 “We may have to let them [the refugees] cross into Europe to get support.” During a speech in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will work on removing at least one million refugees to a safe zone along the Syrian-Turkish border that his government will establish soon. “Our goal is for at […]
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By Jack Xiong on Sep 07, 2019 07:00 am
 Is Hollywood sexist or are audiences creating this disparity with their own wallets? A female Asian writer has quit as co-writer for two upcoming sequels to the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians, citing that her white male co-writer was set to receive nearly ten times her salary. Although this would have been her first feature […]
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By Guest Post on Sep 07, 2019 05:00 am
 Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet have spent more than $330 million on attempts to influence federal lawmakers since 2008. (By Frank Bass, MapLight) The nation’s largest tech companies, which are currently facing state and federal investigations to determine if they’ve become monopolies, have devoted almost 10 percent of their lobbying efforts to shaping labor, antitrust, and workplace policies during […]
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By Peter Castagno on Sep 06, 2019 01:17 pm
 “Every single separated kid has been terrified. We’re [seen as] the enemy.” Migrant children seperated from their parents during the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy last year suffered intense trauma, as detention facilities proved inadequately equipped to provide mental health care as mandated by the Flores agreement, according to a new report from the Human […]
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By Guest Post on Sep 06, 2019 11:00 am
 Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise company, has spent $400,000 on lobbying this year. Royal Caribbean Cruises ranks second at $357,000. (By Yue Stella Yu, Center for Responsive Politics) For families whose loved ones suffer an accident on ships sailing the high seas, it isn’t an option to sue cruise lines for physical or emotional losses, even […]
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By Rami Almeghari on Sep 06, 2019 09:00 am
 While many challenges lie ahead for Sudan’s new government, 18 cabinet members have already been named to serve out the coming three-year transitional period. The beginnings of a new Sudanese cabinet – the first since the toppling of the 30-year reign of former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir earlier this year – was announced this week […]
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By Peter Castagno on Sep 06, 2019 07:00 am
 “Throughout his time at Interior, Joe Balash spearheaded efforts to suppress science, ignore indigenous rights and sell off the Arctic Refuge for drilling at all costs.” Top Interior Department official Joe Balash is leaving his post with the Trump administration to begin work at a foreign oil company that is drilling on Alaska state lands. […]
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By Guest Post on Sep 06, 2019 05:00 am
 Given Silicon Valley’s reputation (and penchant) for breaking things rather than stopping to think them through, brainwave reading devices will need close regulation and ethical reviews before testing begins. (By Garfield Benjamin, The Conversation) Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as well. The social media […]
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By Yasmeen Rasidi on Sep 05, 2019 02:46 pm
 In something of an ironic twist, the Pentagon, which has a long history of creating fake news, is developing software to detect “falsified media assets.” Concern over the widespread use of “fake or false news” ahead of the presidential election in 2020 has prompted the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to create a custom military […]
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