Katie Rucke is a MintPress staff writer and investigative report specializing in the war on drugs, criminal justice, marijuana legislation, education and watchdog investigations as well as whistle-blowers. Her investigations related to the coverage of the 2010 Toyota recall scandal, and coverage of the trials of Anonymous hacker and proclaimed activist Jeremy Hammond as well as Bradley Manning have received international acclaim. Rucke has been recommended by the Wikileaks organization as a trusted journalist in 2013. Rucke has also written pieces for Yahoo! and various community magazines. Follow Katie on Twitter: @katierucke
凯蒂·鲁克（Katie Rucke） 反对战争通常会让人联想起1960年代嬉皮的陈词滥调，一个长发，身上装饰着 […]
Katie RuckeOpposition to war usually conjures up a cliche image of a 1960s hippie — a person with long hair, bodies decorated with tie-dye apparel — but in the U.S. there is an increasing number of citizens speaking out in favor of peace options, many of whom are veterans.Since their voices are largely silenced or muted in the
Katie Rucke As medical marijuana legislation becomes mo […]
Katie RuckeAs medical marijuana legislation becomes more common in the United States, an issue facing just about every medical marijuana patient and employer is whether employers can fire employees who test positive for marijuana but have a prescription.According to the head Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Equal Employment Opportunity
Jeremy Hammond is named in an indictment charging five […]
“We packed the court for #jeremyhammond!” wrote Twitter user @IOHNYC — a self-described anarchist network made up of autonomous collectives, projects and individuals who share the goal of building a culture of resistance. “Next court date is April 30th at 2pm Let’s do it again! #FreeHammond! #FreeAnons.” Yesterday afternoon, the Twitter hashtag,
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is pursuing making the possessi […]
Ganja-friendly legislation has come to two states in the U.S. and others have either passed or expanded medical marijuana laws, but not Indiana, where Republican Gov. Mike Pence has proposed an overhaul of Indiana’s criminal sentencing laws, after questioning whether penalties for low-level drug offenders were strict enough. While Pence’s
A joint is passed around on the official opening night […]
The term DUI, or driving under the influence, is commonly associated with the use of alcohol, but a DUI charge can also be given out for driving under the influence of drugs such as marijuana. But what’s concerning for many marijuana users, especially medical marijuana users, is that based on how the laws are written, a person can be charged with a
Police offers are increasingly equipped with cameras th […]
The makers of the taser — the electroshock weapon that discharges 50,000 volts into a person and results in the complete override of the central nervous system, causing an uncontrollable contraction of the muscle tissue — have a new piece of equipment they believe will revolutionize policing the police: an on-officer mounted camera. The camera,
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“St. Bonifacius gets it!” said FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley, known for exposing intelligence failures before the 9/11 attacks, while addressing a crowd that had gathered in the social hall of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Minneapolis on April 6 to protest drones and war. “They realized drones are targeted on us and have banned drone
