Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
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Sanders and Warren Vow to Legalize Marijuana Through Executive Action
The presidential candidates confirmed to the Prospect that their attorney general would delist cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.
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Make Marijuana Effectively Legal
By rescheduling cannabis as a less dangerous narcotic, the next president can upend the drug war and the damaging effects on communities of color.
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The Next Administration: Using Presidential Power for Good
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Cancel Student Debt—Almost All of It
An obscure, decades-old provision called “compromise and settlement” authority could allow the Department of Education to opt out of collecting trillions in debt.
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Overhaul the Business of Wall Street
Remaking the financial system does not require any new laws.
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The 40-Year War
William Barr’s long struggle against congressional oversight
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Homeward Bound
“Choice feminism” claims that staying home with the kids is just one more feminist option. Funny that most men rarely make the same “choice.” Exactly what kind of choice is that?
