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Despite Protest from Johnson & Johnson, Florida Executes Man Using Untested Drug Cocktail

Florida has executed a 53-year-old man convicted of killing two men in 1987 by lethal injection. The execution, performed on Thursday evening, involved the use of a powerful chemical never…

August 25, 2017
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Another Way Ending the War on Drugs Could Save Lives and Resources

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A new study by a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professor estimates Baltimore could save millions of dollars with just one safe injection site for heroin users.

August 25, 2017
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Dick Gregory In His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist

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In a special broadcast today, we remember legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away on Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. Gregory became…

August 21, 2017
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Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

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By Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Madeleine Varner and Lauren Kirchner, Updated (Aug. 19, 2017): This story has been updated to include a comment from PayPal. Because of its

August 19, 2017
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Too Big to Prosecute — DOJ Gives Giant Corporations a Pass

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The Justice Department is often zealous, sometimes to the point of recklessness, in prosecuting street crime and drug offenses. But it has been dilatory and feckless — our podcast guest…

August 18, 2017
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Climate Justice Is Racial Justice Is Gender Justice

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What is a “just transition,” anyway? Bill McKibben asks Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

August 18, 2017
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