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Brad Pitt: America’s war on drugs is a charade, and a failure – World news – The Observer
The actor and executive producer of the documentary The House I Live In says US drugs policy needs a radical rethink Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Chris Dodd Sounding Like A Broken Recording Industry
Ever since the failure of SOPA, MPAA boss Chris Dodd has been making the rounds, giving the same damn stump speech over and over again. We’ve reported on it before, but he’s done it again, this time at the National Press Club. As the… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Does your copy of Office 2013 die with your computer?
Can you reinstall Office 2013 on your new PC? Don’t expect a simple answer from Microsoft. Original post on theage.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden – Treatment of Veteran Who Shot bin Laden
Osama bin Laden’s shooter is an American hero, and the way the U.S. government treats him and their most accomplished veterans needs to change Original post on esquire.com Comments on reddit.com
World Economic Forum Warns That Patents Are Making Us Lose The Race Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Back in June last year, Techdirt reported on the warning from the World Health Organization’s Director-General that we risked entering a Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure
Richard Branson says if a company is failing, it’s time to change strategies — and the same applies to the disastrous war on drugs. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Victim of gang rape in India dies at hospital in Singapore
The 23-year-old medical student whose savage gang-rape on a moving bus in Delhi struck the very core of India died in a hospital in Singapore today. Original post on ndtv.com Comments on reddit.com
The Top Five Career Regrets – Daniel Gulati – Harvard Business Review
Business bloggers at Harvard Business Review discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and more. Original post on hbr.org Comments on reddit.com
Amazon EBS failure brings down Reddit, Imgur, others
Cloud outage in US East zone impacts sites across the Internet Original post on networkworld.com Comments on reddit.com
Brad Pitt blasts U.S. ‘War on Drugs,’ calls for policy rethink – Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Brad Pitt has thrown his weight behind a documentary that blasts America’s 40-year war on drugs as a failure, calling policies that imprison huge numbers of drug-users a charade Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Truth About Jobs
The data show an improving economy, and that’s what the right wing can’t handle. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Legalising marijuana: most Americans get it, so when will our politicians? – Gary Johnson – Comment is free
Gary Johnson: The ‘war on drugs’, like 1920s Prohibition, has been a miserable failure. America would be better-off with a legal marijuana trade Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Governments failing to address ‘global pandemic of untreated cancer pain’
Governments around the world are leaving hundreds of millions of cancer patients to suffer needlessly because of their failure to ensure adequate access to pain-relieving drugs, an unprecedented new international survey reveals. Original post on eurekalert.org Comments on reddit.com
The relaxation of cannabis laws shows the failure of the war on drugs – Lisa Sánchez and Steve Rolles – Comment is free
Lisa Sánchez and Steve Rolles: Uruguay’s president, realising that prohibition has failed, wants to go further than others by legalising cannabis. Someone has to Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail
There is evidence that venture-backed start-ups fail at far higher numbers than the rate the industry usually cites: About three-quarters of venture-backed firms in the U.S. don’t return investors’ capital, according to recent research by Shikhar Ghosh, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Trenton cop versus Trenton firefighter case likely to go to trial
Though indications after the June 8 incident were that the two non-moving violations were going to be settled without a visit to a courtroom, it appears now the case is going to trial Original post on nj.com Comments on reddit.com
Suicide after Olympic failure? Russia’s volleyball coach found hanged in hotel
Russian women’s volleyball coach Sergey Ovchinnikov has been found hanged in his hotel room in Croatia. The national team’s disappointing display at the London Olympics could be the main reason for his believed suicide. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
European entrepreneurs: Les misérables – The Economist
THE St Oberholz café in eastern Berlin is as hip as any of the area’s bars: graffiti-covered doors, in-your-face art, edgy fashion and the Beastie Boys in the… Original post on economist.com Comments on reddit.com
Kane Gorny inquest: Coroner slams hospital staff who refused pleas for water from patient who died of thirst – Mirror Online
Kane Gorny, 22, died of thirst after becoming so dehydrated he even rang 999 from hospital to beg for a drink Original post on mirror.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Powerless: Conservative Failure Returns Us to the Dark Ages – OurFuture.org
This is understatement of the year. more »Summary: This is understatement of the year. DecrechoThe top utility regulators in Maryland and the District accepted a measure of the blame Tuesday for the lingering power Original post on ourfuture.org Comments on digg.com
War on drugs ‘unsustainable,’ ex-justice Louise Arbour says – World – CBC News
The war on drugs is a destructive failure that is fuelling the spread of HIV and diverting funds to enforcement and punishment that could be used for public health, according to former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
Stop the drug war to fight AIDS – Richard’s Blog – Virgin.com
The war on drugs is a failure and immediate, major reforms of the global drug prohibition regime are needed… Original post on virgin.com Comments on reddit.com
Congressional Staffer Says SOPA Protests ‘Poisoned The Well’, Failure To Pass Puts Internet At Risk – Techdirt
Yikes. About a month ago, we wrote about some comments by Congressional staffer Stephanie Moore, the Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
Talks break down between Holder, Issa over Fast and Furious – latimes.com
Last-minute talks to stave off a House committee vote finding Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress broke down when the attorney general failed to provide subpoenaed documents to the panel in its ongoing investigation into the ATF’s flawed Fast and Furious gun-tracking. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Declares Drug War ‘A Failure,’ Endorses Medical Marijuana – ThinkProgress
Newark Mayor Cory Booker delivered a harsh critique of America’s war on drugs in a series of tweets last night. Booker described the war on drugs as a multi-billion dollar failure. Booker highlighted the disproportionate impact the drug war has on African-Americans and suggested the need to move away from incarceration as our policy response. [...] Original post on thinkprogress.org Comments on reddit.com
Mitt Romney Knows Bankruptcy and when to Cut and Run – with Profits – FreakOutNation
If we don’t speak out, we’re part of the problem – Progressive blogging for the middle class, not corporate welfare. Original post on freakoutnation.com Comments on digg.com
25 Years, 25 Huge Risks: In Praise of the Fox Network’s Daring Reputation – News – TV.com
Win, lose, or draw, few networks have taken as many chances with their original programming as Fox. Off all the risky series in the network’s 25-year history, here are our 25 favorites. Original post on tv.com Comments on digg.com
Drugs war ‘a failure’ that bred criminals
Drugs war ‘a failure’ that bred criminals Original post on smh.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Microsoft’s Best Failed Products – Complex
The software pioneer may have a hit on its hands with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7, but it’s had some painful near misses. Complex.com: The original buyer’s guide for men. Original post on complex.com Comments on digg.com