The Owner of Two Pot Shops Won a City Council Seat in a Conservative, Rural Town
The marijuana industry is starting to win real political power.
Zaid Jilani
Zaid Jilani is a former Reporter at The Intercept. He has previously worked as a reporter-blogger for ThinkProgress, United Republic, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Alternet.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
He hails from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2009 with a bachelor of arts in international affairs and received his master's in public administration from Syracuse University in 2014.
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Breitbart, Kim Dotcom, Julian Assange, and Trump's Right-Wing Base Reject Plan to Axe Net Neutrality
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A new dark comedy takes on America's criminal justice system.
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Congress voted on a resolution that declares it has not authorized U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen, but also decided to do nothing about it.