AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – Sweden’s Ambassador to the Caribbean, Claes Hammar says his country is looking forward to receiving an indication of demands from the the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Slavery Reparations Committee, as the region seeks reparation for the slave trade.
2013 will go down in history as the beginning of the end of our disastrous war on drugs. Fifty-eight percent of Americans nationally support marijuana legalization. World leaders like former U.N. head Kofi Annan are calling for an end to the drug war.
One year ago, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed an executive order ratifying the overwhelming victory Amendment 64, the nation’s first statewide vote to end marijuana prohibition.
by Dr. Boyce Watkins
Sir Richard Branson has spoken up and out against the War on Drugs in the United States. Branson recently noted that the policies are racist and represent a “war on black people.”
By Mark Gevisser
Nelson Mandela’s body was laid to rest in a solemn and moving funeral ceremony today, as the world commemorated a man who embodied the human will to do good.
Pope Francis says trickle-down economics do not help the poor, in a wide-ranging interview with Italian daily La Stampa
By David Freedlander
Forget decriminalization or medical marijuana. Bolstered by state ballot victories, top-tier contenders in 2014 are seeking full legalization, the drug’s highest-profile advocacy ever.
The lending agency will assist the Caribbean and other low-income countries in strengthening policy buffers against shocks and advance policies “to help achieve more inclusive growth going forward, with a particular focus on capacity building.”
On Thursday evening December 5, Nelson Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
By Bill Moyers
I met Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1987 when I was creating a series for public television called In Search of the Constitution, celebrating the bicentennial of our founding document.
By Dean Baker
In the past two days we’ve seen a federal judge rule that Detroit can go bankrupt, putting its workers’ pensions in jeopardy, and we have seen Illinois’ Legislature vote for substantial cuts in its retirees’ pensions.
My family, like the cops in our neighborhood, view my boyfriend as a trespasser. Stop and Frisk, a controversial policing policy in New York City, becomes real when it enters your home.
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