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Changes to medical-marijuana law kick in

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Changes to medical-marijuana law kick in

Voters endorsed the use of medical marijuana in 2008 to alleviate side effects of certain illnesses, such as cancer or chronic pain. But lawmakers said the law left too much open to interpretation and pushed through bipartisan measures at the end of ...

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Az Gov. Hobbs signs bill meant to censor LGBTQ+ content

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

In a blow to Arizona LGBTQ+ and First Amendment advocates, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that could make posting information or images ... View article...

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

When used as an abbreviation, DEI's role in tackling racism and bias becomes susceptible to political manipulation and dismantling. View article...

Left behind by politicians

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

Inequality is the elephant in the room. It is behind every major debate issue: tariffs, national security, public safety, affordability, and climate ... View article...

Killing of Indigenous Boy Suggests Racist Violence is Alive and Well in Australia

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

... racism since Australia's colonisation in the late 18th century. The Latest Incident. Aboriginal teenager Cassius Turvey was the victim of a brutal ... View article...

Lebanon crisis driving parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, study shows

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

The government's ongoing neglect of public education is intensifying social inequality , experts have warned. ... inequalities and widening the gap ... View article...

Parents Object to LGBTQ Books

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

... LGBTQ themed books in an elementary school curriculum. Constitutional law expert Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law ... View article...

Police Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Three have been charged with distributing “ LGBT propaganda” and engaging in “extremist” activities, according to lawyer Maxim Olenichev of the legal ... View article...

New survey shows the extent of class privilege in UK journalism

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, April 24, 2025

What is astonishing, though, is the scarcity of empirical data that could help us better understand the extent to which class inequality affects ... View article...

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Az Gov. Hobbs signs bill meant to censor LGBTQ+ content

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

In a blow to Arizona LGBTQ+ and First Amendment advocates, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that could make posting information or images ... View article...

Police Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Three have been charged with distributing “ LGBT propaganda” and engaging in “extremist” activities, according to lawyer Maxim Olenichev of the legal ... View article...

A Case Study Examining How Purdue Pharma Sought to Leverage Racial Health Disparities ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Segmenting populations by race and ethnicity to specifically target racialized populations for market expansion exemplifies structural racism in ... View article...

Racism raising its ugly head again in the North and South for the sake of power

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Racism has begun to raise its ugly head again in the North and South for the sake of power, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday. View article...

Can we stop racist AI taking over everything? Sure, but we could have stopped climate ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Can we stop racist AI taking over everything? Sure, but we could have stopped climate change as well. First Dog on the Moon. Sinister tales of ... View article...

Peru's LGBTQ activists give Pope Leo a thumbs up; others are wary

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

... homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children.” It's unclear if his views have changed ... View article...

The UK, once the most LGBTQ-friendly country in Europe, drops to 22nd place

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

Hungary and Georgia have also seen sharp declines after the introduction of anti- LGBTQ legislation The post The UK, once the most LGBTQ -friendly ... View article...

A Double Feature Confronts Racism in California Schools

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, May 15, 2025

'Black Impact: The Leaders We Build' chronicles an anti- racist resolution in San Jose schools that spread regionwide. View article...

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