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Ohio Police Arrest More People For Pot Than All Violent Crimes Combined

Before the War on Drugs was declared, police solved 90 percent of homicides. Now that number is closer to 30% in cities like Columbus, Ohio.

Rachel Blevins
Par Rachel Blevins
A small bag of marijuana is shown in the foreground as a man talks to Idaho State Police Trooper Justin Klitch in Fruitland, Idaho in the background. (AP/Nigel Duara)

Police in Ohio are blaming a lack of resources for the fact that unsolved homicide cases greatly outnumber the cases that are solved, yet they seem to have the resources to arrest thousands of suspected cannabis users.a The failed War on Drugs is alive and well in the state of Ohio where an average of over 20,000 people are arrested on charges

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15 Residents Of Gaza Die After Israel Denied Them Permits To Receive Treament

As Gaza’s two million residents struggle to survive with a maximum of only four hours of electricity a day, an estimated 40 per cent of necessary drugs are also unavailable or will be depleted within a month.

Middle East Monitor
Par Middle East Monitor
An Israeli soldier checking a Palestinian ambulance's documents as it attempts to cross the Qalandiyah checkpoint near West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo)

Some 15 Gaza residents have died since the start of 2017 after Israel denied terminally ill patients the necessary permits to travel outside the besieged Strip for medical treatment. Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights revealed the figures in a statement yesterday, condemning the Israeli blockade on the coastal enclave that has resulted in its

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Google Accused Of Pushing Think Tank To Squash Critic Of Corporate Power

« Google is very aggressive in throwing its money around Washington and Brussels, and then pulling the strings. »

Jake Johnson
Par Jake Johnson
A man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google recently noted ‘Usage of our services have increased every year, and so have the user data request number.’

In what critics are calling a "deeply troubling" indication of the power massive corporations have over ostensibly independent policy shops, New America—an influential Washington-based think tank—reportedly decided to oust a prominent anti-monopoly voice after he praised the European Union's June decision to fine Google for "abus[ing] its market

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The Texas Legislature Has A Consistent Discrimination Problem

Texas lawmakers have now been popped by federal judges seven or eight times in recent years for intentionally discriminating against minority voters in with voter ID and redistricting legislation. Think they’ve got a problem?

Ross Ramsey
Par Ross Ramsey
A sign tells voters of voter ID requirements before participating in the primary election at Sherrod Elementary school in Arlington, Texas, March 1, 2016. (AP/LM Otero)

If somebody you know got stopped seven or eight times for driving drunk, would you think they had a problem? Texas lawmakers have now been popped by federal judges seven or eight times in recent years for intentionally discriminating against minority voters in voter ID and redistricting legislation. Think they’ve got a problem? The federal

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China Cements Green Energy Dominance, Doubling Own Solar Power Goals

The astounding growth of wind and solar power in China means that the country is on track to generate Germany’s total electricity consumption from these sources by 2020.

Lauri Myllyvirta
Jing Yang
Par Lauri Myllyvirta
Et Jing Yang
A bus moves past by solar power and wind power farms in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Oct. 10, 2015. (AP/Ng Han Guan)

China has more than doubled its end-of-decade solar power target, with new installations dramatically outstripping expectation, according to the government’s energy agency. By the end of July this year, China’s solar PV capacity topped 112GW, after installing a stunning 35GW in just seven months — more than twice as much as installed by any

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Military Drones Will Soon Replace Police Helicopters In Neighborhoods Near You

American law enforcement agencies are getting their hands on the same drones that have been carrying out airstrikes and surveillance on foreign battlefields.

The Anti-Media
Par The Anti-Media
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper taxis down an Afghanistan runway. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

According to the defense contractor that developed the Predator and Reaper drones for the United States military’s operations in the Middle East, drones will have begun to replace piloted law enforcement helicopters by the year 2025. On Monday, it was reported that the contractor, General Atomics (GA), is pressing hard for the Federal Aviation

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