Lauren Kelly

6 ways retailers trick you into buying more crap

Follow these holiday shopping guidelines and you just may be able to afford a vacation in the new year

Lauren Kelly, Alternet 10 Topics: AlterNet, shopping, Retail, New York Times, Christmas, Black Friday, christmas shopping

Now that voters have made it clear they support legal recreational marijuana use, the feds need to make a choice

Lauren Kelly, Alternet 11 Topics: AlterNet, Washington, Colorado, marijuana, Pot, Barack Obama