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Last Entry: June 08, 2009 at 09:00:01

California Was the Cutting Edge for Gay Rights -- Not Any More

Posted on May 28, 2009
What the California Supreme Court's verdict on Proposition 8 means for the the nation's historical gay rights leader.

Solving the Immigration Problem Means Addressing the Realities of Corporate Globalization

Posted on May 28, 2009
The current immigration crisis stems from deeper U.S. policy failures that must be addressed.

Report: Unreleased Abu Ghraib Abuse Photos 'Show Rape'

Posted on May 28, 2009
Despite Obama's claims that they 'are not particularly sensational,' Maj Gen. Antonio Taguba says photos show 'torture, rape and every indecency.'

Freed U.S. Reporter Roxana Saberi: Fear Led to My False Confession to Iranian Interrogators

Posted on May 28, 2009
"Yes, I'm a U.S. spy," Saberi told Iranian interrogators after being threatened with with harsh punishment, even execution.

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The California Supreme Court Upheld Prop. 8, So Now What Do We Do?

Posted on May 27, 2009
Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling was a big disappointment, but there's no time to mourn: we must turn this anger into momentum.

Game-Changer? American Jews Reaching a Tipping Point on Israel

Posted on May 27, 2009
Those who want peace in the Middle East must find the right words to help move American Jews towards a more balanced view of the conflict.

Historically, America Both Legalized and Deported Immigrants -- Since 1996 it Only Deports Them

Posted on May 27, 2009
The longer migrants stay in the United States, the stronger their moral claim to remain. So why do we keep kicking them out?

Canadians Take Notice, the U.S. Is Militarizing the Border

Posted on May 26, 2009
More troops, more searches, more surveilance drones. The U.S. is taking Canadians' pictures as they cross the border, and their biometrics.

Is France on the Verge of Banning Scientology?

Posted on May 26, 2009
The religious cult has been accused of "organized fraud" against two female members who were persuaded to part with $28,000.

Packing Heat in Our National Parks: How Did We Let the Gun Fanatics Get Their Way?

Posted on May 26, 2009
Our national parks are among the safest places in America. So against what, exactly, are the proponents of the new gun law defending themselves?

Same-Sex Marriage Meets the Immigration Debate

Posted on May 26, 2009
A bill in Congress would allow citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners to immigrate legally in the same way heterosexuals sponsor their spouses.

Will Obama's Pick of Sotoymayor Split the Right?

Posted on May 26, 2009
With his new Supreme Court nominee, Obama gives GOPers a choice: Tick off social conservatives or alienate Hispanic voters.

Former Black Panther: "There Are Political Prisoners in America as Well"

Posted on May 26, 2009
What an Irish hunger striker and a former Black Panther can teach us about prisoner resistance.

Obama Picks Sotomayor for Supreme Court Slot

Posted on May 26, 2009
The jurist is hard to pigeonhole.

The Video Shell Oil Desperately Doesn't Want You to See

Posted on May 26, 2009
Business as usual: Shell is trying to suppress the truth.

Good Move Obama: Why Sonia Sotomayor Is a Great Choice for the Supreme Court

Posted on May 26, 2009
Sotomayor's wide legal experience, especially on corporate and financial issues, along with her background make her a solid pick for the high court.

Will Obama's Pick of Sotomayor Split the Right?

Posted on May 26, 2009
With his new Supreme Court nominee, Obama gives GOPers a choice: Tick off social conservatives or alienate Hispanic voters.

Why Are Women Still Treated Like Second-Class Soldiers?

Posted on May 25, 2009
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II combined. Yet the military continues to treat them as inferior.

Iraq Vet: "How Many Nine-year Old Boys Have You Held in Your Arms, Crying for Their Father?"

Posted on May 25, 2009
How about a boy clinging to his lifeless father that you just killed?

Obama Makes His Case on Bringing Detainees Home, Cheney Sounds Like a Right-Wing Culture Warrior

Posted on May 22, 2009
Cheney made clear in his speech that his war isn't against terrorism. It's against Obama.

Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh Aren't in Gitmo; They're Convicted Terrorists Sitting Harmlessly in U.S. Jails

Posted on May 22, 2009
The federal prison system has already held for extended periods of time a large number of convicted terrorists, with no public mishap.

The 13 Bush Officials Who Made Torture Possible

Posted on May 22, 2009
The Bush administration's Torture 13. They authorized it, they decided how to implement it, and they crafted the legal fig leaf to justify it.

Right-Wing Radio Host Gets Waterboarded, and Lasts Six Seconds Before Saying It's Torture

Posted on May 22, 2009
Host Erich Muller says "It was instantaneous...and I don't want to say this: absolutely torture."

Terrorists Ramzi Yousef and Timothy McVeigh Weren't in Gitmo; They Were Convicted and Safely Sent to U.S. Jails

Posted on May 22, 2009
The federal prison system has already held for extended periods of time a large number of convicted terrorists, with no public mishap.

The Other Wiretapping Scandal

Posted on May 21, 2009
In Colombia, our closest South American ally, intelligence agents spied on judges, journalists, and politicians. Was the U.S. involved?

Forget "Centrists," We Need Progressives in the Supreme Court -- Right-Wingers Will Fight Whomever Obama Picks

Posted on May 21, 2009
Unless Obama gives up his centrist approach and appoints real progressives, our right-wing court may get even more conservative.

U.S. Jury Mulls Fate of Ex-Soldier Convicted of Rape, Murder of 14-Year-Old Iraqi Girl

Posted on May 21, 2009
Steven Dale Green faces the death penalty or life without parole after being convicted as the ringleader in the gruesome crime.

Stop Fearmongering About Terrorists in the US: Guantanamo Prison Must Be Closed

Posted on May 21, 2009
Weak claims by right-wingers like Dick Cheney and Mitch McConnell about Obama's Gitmo plans don't hold water.

"My Son Is a Murderer" -- The Gut-Wrenching Realities Facing Military Moms

Posted on May 20, 2009
Author Susan Galleymore shares her dramatic encounters with mothers who living in Mid-East war zones and American military moms.

Is Obama's New Afghan Commander a Violator of the Geneva Conventions?

Posted on May 20, 2009
Allegations emerge that Gen. Stanley McChrystal oversaw secret prisons that violated human rights laws.

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