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  • Feb 12, 2010

    Compassion at home?

    by Liberty and Power

    The terrible devastation in Haiti has dominated headlines, but few national news organizations are covering the humanitarian crisis on the reservations in South Dakota that have been ravaged by ice storms and blizzards, where thousands have been without electricity, the systems that supply fresh water have failed, and families are in desperate need of assistance (especially heat). Among these reservations are Rosebud and Pine Ridge, where even before the storms the Sioux suffered from 82% and 85
  • Feb 11, 2010

    Patriot Act Reauthorization Ploy

    by Liberty and Power

    According to an e-mail from the Campaign for Liberty Obama’s plan is to attach the reauthorization of the Patriot Act to the upcoming massive $85 billion special interest giveaway to be labeled a jobs bill. This is an interesting ploy testing Republican Senators’ commitment to fiscal responsibility by pitting it against their love for the national security state.

    Since the Patriot

  • Feb 10, 2010

    Benefit of Long Term Marijuana Use

    by Liberty and Power

    For some time it has been acknowledged that the cannabiniods in marijuana smoke have potential antitumor properties. Now an epidemiological study conducted at Brown University has found that the practice of long term marijuana smoking reduces the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNSCC). The researches discovered that “20 years of marijuana use was associated with a significantly reduced risk of HNSCC (OR10-<20 yrs vs nev