A Force More Powerful in Jefferson County, Colo.

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 2, 2014 "Don't make history a mystery" read one of the signs at a rally in Jefferson County, Colo. High-school students in this suburban district, referred to locally as "JeffCo," have been walking out of class en masse this past week, protesting the planned censorship of the district's Advanced Placement (AP) United States history curriculum by the local school board. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We’re All Just Grenades in the Partisan Wars

David Sirota / Truthdig May 2, 2014 No matter how serious the issue, the political class seems pathologically determined to present everything as a fun-and-games, red-versus-blue battle whose only important consequences have to do with the next election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rockies Flora Show Climate Impact

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Mar 21, 2014 The warming climate has caused widespread change in the flora of one meadow in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, a painstaking study over nearly 40 years reveals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Medical Marijuana

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Mar 6, 2014 Dig deeper

Fracking Bans Gaining Popularity All Over the Place

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 Americans aren't the only ones against fracking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California Gov. Jerry Brown on Legalizing Pot: Americans ‘Need to Stay Alert’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 California Governor Jerry Brown isn't so stoked about the prospect of legalizing marijuana, and his reasons are surprisingly pragmatic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Marijuana Becomes Legal

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jan 12, 2014 Dig deeper

Reefer Sanity Takes Hold in Colorado

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 11, 2014 Seven years before legal marijuana went on sale this month in my home state of Colorado, the drug warriors in President George W. Bush's administration released an advertisement that is now worth revisiting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

As Goes Colorado, So Goes the Nation?

BLANK Jan 5, 2014 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, formerly opposed, now reportedly backs loosening some restrictions on marijuana use by medical patients, as support for legalizing pot grows like, well, a weed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Satire: ‘I Smoked Pot With David Brooks’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 If you've read David Brooks' column about weed, in which The New York Times scribe presents himself as a once-cool kid who got wise and found more fulfilling and morally sound pleasures in the conservative movement, then you know it's begging to be made fun of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colorado

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Jan 3, 2014 Dig deeper

Mile High: Denver Celebrates 2014 With Legal Recreational Marijuana

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 The times, they are a changin', and in Denver, you can tell by the smoke signals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )