November 2020

Oregon Decriminalizes “Hard Drugs”

“Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin, cocaine and meth in a 59-41% vote as of early Wednesday morning, according to the Associated Press. The ‘Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act’ will transition Oregon’s drug policy from a punitive, criminal approach to ‘a humane, cost-effective, health approach.’ Instead of treating drug users as criminals, Oregon

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Students Vote to Remove Abraham Lincoln

“The student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison voted unanimously to remove a statue of Abraham Lincoln, which the student government sees as a ‘remnant of white supremacy.’ President Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation and lobbied for the 13th Amendment, is not a ‘remnant of white supremacy.’ ‘That would likely have come as something

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