German Lopez
Former Senior Correspondent and Cohost of The Weeds
Latest articles by German Lopez
From Cory Booker to Bernie Sanders to Elizabeth Warren, presidential candidates are rallying around legalizing pot.
Sanders was hit hard for his position on guns in 2016. He’s trying to avoid that in 2020.
A new FBI report has some good news on crime.
The research, however, suggests that Congress should go even bigger.
Sanders questioned the wisdom of mass incarceration while both Republicans and Democrats embraced it.
The opioid epidemic has made America an outlier among wealthy nations when it comes to drug overdoses.
Amy Klobuchar went after low-level, nonviolent crimes as a prosecutor. Now she wants to be president.
Police arrested and charged the Empire actor for allegedly filing a false police report.
Smollett was arrested for allegedly filing a false police report in a hoax. But hate crimes are real and widespread.
The laws don’t seem to do what critics fear or proponents hope.