A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
Today, nearly 200 million Americans live in medical marijuana states and more than 60 million live in states where marijuana for all uses is legal.
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, executive director of the national advocacy group Drug Policy Alliance, talked with Pod Squad host Chad Blair about decriminalization and the need to stop filling prisons with drug users and sellers.
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno and Pod Squad host Chad Blair in the studio.
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A Civil Beat Investigation: In Hawaii’s workers’ comp system, people with long-lasting injuries are often forced to battle doctors hand-picked by insurance companies to get treatment and disability payments.
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is one of the most remote places on Earth. Now, it’s threatened by climate change, pollution and politics.
Guam's predominantly Catholic community has been torn apart by decades of allegations of sexual abuse by beloved priests.
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