Here are the proposed laws that could protect legal pot in 2018

It could be a big year—or a tumultuous one—for the marijuana movement. Right on the heels of California’s historic legalization in early January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave federal prosecutors leeway to go after marijuana in states where it’s...

Does Marijuana Stand A Chance With The New DEA Chief?

Pot is gaining acceptance legally and across society, but don’t expect the Drug Enforcement Administration to change when President Donald Trump announces his choice to run the agency, experts say. The government arm that runs the war on drugs has never been hip...

Why the EPA Is Allowing Contaminated Groundwater to Go Untreated

The remains of the George Air Force Base on the edge of California’s Mojave Desert are little more than a dusty sprawl of squat buildings, their roofs riddled with holes, their hinged windows flapping open and shut in the dry wind. The George H.W. Bush...

ROBERT REICH: HILLARY CLINTON MUST CURB RUNAWAY CEO PAY

What can be done to deter pharmaceutical companies from jacking up prices of critical drugs? To prevent Wall Street banks from excessive gambling? To nudge CEOs into taking a longer-term view? To restrain runaway CEO pay? Answer to all four: fulfill Bill Clinton’s...

As Wealth Inequality Soars, One City Shows the Way

Tom Christopulos steers a black Nissan Armada through the sharply angled streets of Ogden, Utah, a historic metropolis about 35 miles north of Salt Lake City lodged at the base of the towering Wasatch Mountains, dissecting the neighborhoods home by home and crunching...

Stuffing Their Pockets

“The real nightmare will be when the public sees the numbers, which will illuminate just how egregious the U.S. pay gap has become. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, a liberal think tank based in Washington, the average S&P 500 CEO takes home...