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Tag Archives: public-health
Scott Morgan: Obama Says Drug Users Must Be Treated as Criminals
You cannot present yourself as a proponent of a public health approach while simultaneously advocating the aggressive pursuit, arrest, and imprisonment of people who might need help with a health problem. Read more: Drug Use , Drug Treatment , Marijuana , War on Drugs , Politics , Barack Obama , University of Maryland , Drugs , Politics News Continue reading →
Steph Sherer: The Obama Justice Department Is Forcing Legal Medical Marijuana Patients Into the Illicit Market
In February, Oakland City Attorney John Russo asked the Obama Justice Department whether his city’s plan to regulate large-scale medical marijuana cultivation would get the approval of the federal government. As expected, U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag responded to Russo with a declarative “No!” Little did patient advocates realize, though, that Haag’s letter would begin a trend resulting in similar U.S Continue reading →
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Dennis A. Henigan: For the NRA, It’s All About Fear
From all reports, at its annual convention last weekend in Pittsburgh, the National Rifle Association, as usual, cloaked itself in patriotic themes, claimed special kinship with the Founders, and portrayed itself as the true protector of American values. Continue reading →
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Andy Igrejas: "Safe Chemicals Act of 2011" Introduced
A fight that has been raging in state legislatures, corporate boardrooms, scientific journals and a shopping aisle near you for a decade has finally come to Washington. The fight is over the safety of chemicals and it presents an opportunity for rare bi-partisan cooperation in our otherwise polarized times Continue reading →
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Chris Collins: A Step Forward in Tackling America’s AIDS Epidemic (Now the Work Begins)
Last week on The Colbert Report, during an interview with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci , Stephen Colbert remarked about the AIDS epidemic, “I thought we were done with that one.” The audience laughed at the joke, but Colbert’s fictional character was speaking to the reality that AIDS is today much less present in the public mind Continue reading →
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William S. Becker: "All of the Above" Is No Energy Policy
Several times recently, we’ve heard this argument: When it comes to securing America’s energy future, we need “all of the above” — coal, oil, gas, nuclear, solar, wind, and so on. Continue reading →
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Anthony Papa: New Directions: Religious and Community Leaders Address the Failed Drug War
On Saturday, March 19th, an unprecedented collection of community advocates, service providers, public safety personnel and public health professionals will come together at a day-long conference to chart a new course in drug policy that could serve as a model for the nation. Continue reading →
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Gene Karpinski: Scorecard Highlights Sweeping Assault on Environment and Public Health
On Tuesday, the League of Conservation Voters took the extraordinary step of releasing a Continuing Resolution Special Edition National Environmental Scorecard , revealing member scores for environmental, public health, and energy votes taken on amendments to the House-passed spending bill. For 40 years, the National Environmental Scorecard issued by LCV has been the nationally accepted yardstick used to rate members of Congress on environmental, public health and energy issues. This is the first time LCV has released a Special Edition Scorecard on a single piece of legislation and its corresponding amendments. Continue reading →
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Hoyt Hilsman: Who Needs the Government?
The raging debate between Democrats and Republicans over government spending and taxation touches on fundamental questions about the rationale for government, questions that go back as far as Plato’s Republic . The biggest hue and cry is coming from the Tea Partiers, whose views range from traditional small government advocates to extreme libertarians Continue reading →
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Gov. Martin O’Malley: Affordable Care Act
As Governor, I hear the heartache of parents wondering whether they can afford essential medical care for themselves or their children. Continue reading →
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