Mica Mined By Child Laborers in Madagascar Ends Up in US Products
A mineral used in electronics, automotive and even in cosmetics to add sparkle to makeup is being mined in Madagascar by an underground army of child laborers, NBC News reports.
Mica is mined...
Justice for Rodney Reed: Millions Urge Texas to Halt Execution Amid New Evidence of...
The Supreme Court considers Friday whether to take up the case of Rodney Reed, an African-American death row prisoner in Texas who is scheduled to be executed in less than a...
Is Texas About to Execute an Innocent Man? Rodney Reed’s Family Demands Retrial Amid...
The state of Texas is facing growing calls to halt the upcoming execution of Rodney Reed, an African-American man who has spent over 20 years on death row for a rape...
The War On Drugs Isn’t Over, According To The FBI
FBI data indicates that drug possession arrests are on the rise again, following a nine-year decline. Here are two facts that, when read side by side, might hurt your brain. A...
Witness who testified in Amber Guyger trial shot to death, Dallas DA says
A prosecution witness in the trial of Amber Guyger was shot to death, the Dallas District Attorney's Office confirmed Saturday. Guyger is a former Dallas police officer who was found guilty October 1 of murdering Botham...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on His Debut Novel “The Water Dancer,” Slavery & Reparations
Celebrated writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’s first novel, “The Water Dancer,” was released today. Centering on a man named Hiram Walker, who was born into slavery in 19th century Virginia, the novel is...
Here’s Every 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate’s Plan to Legalize Weed
On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders announced his plan to legalize weed by executive order if he were to become president. Like several other Democratic candidates (or all of them—except for one)...
Key Congressional Chairman Sends Marijuana Email To NORML Activists
The chairman of the influential House Judiciary Committee authored a message to NORML's email list on Monday—a notable signal of how the cannabis legalization movement has entered the mainstream corridors of...
These Oklahoma Marijuana Dispensaries Are Suing Facebook
Seven Oklahoma dispensaries allege they’ve been placed in “Facebook jail” and are seeking reparations from the social media giant.
Facebook can’t decide if it loves or loathes cannabis. Around this time last...