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Posts published in January 2011

Darryl Perry: Previewing the 112th Congress

By on January 21, 2011 10:14 AM

Emailed to [email protected] by Darryl Perry on January 12:

The 112th Congress was sworn in on January 5, 2011. Much news was made about the Republican majority reading the Constitution & over the weekend the shooting of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a federal judge and 17 others.…

Georgia Greens Demand Real Reductions in Incarceration’s Costs

By IPR Contributor on January 21, 2011 9:16 AM

Via Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch:

Greens Demand Real Reductions in Incarceration Costs
Reject Deal Reforms which Fail to Challenge Racist Impact

After last week praising Governor Deal’s expressed concern for the wasted lives, drained treasury and depleted workforce left in the wake of the nation’s war on drugs, Georgia Green Party leaders today rejected Deal’s specific proposals.…

Kubby: Legalization or Secession?

By Bruce Cohen on January 20, 2011 9:41 PM

Topic: Crime and Punishment
Is “legalization” the right strategy?

 By Steve Kubby – Libertarian
Thursday, January 20, 2011

On January 29, 2011 the top guns of the marijuana legalization movement will be meeting in Oakland, California in an extraordinary event organized by California NORML. …