Five Years of His Life, And What You Can Do About It
So great was my sense of outrage at what happened to this innocent man who was detained for 5 years at Guantanamo, that I immediately sought ways to help those still trapped there.
So great was my sense of outrage at what happened to this innocent man who was detained for 5 years at Guantanamo, that I immediately sought ways to help those still trapped there.
Paige Donner | Posted 05.07.2008 | Media
The title of this piece, Hijackings of the 4th Estate, is purposefully provocative. For any journalist, Blogger or otherwise muckraker laboring in ser...
John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.27.2008 | Living
You'd think the schools would be grateful for a teacher who serves as a positive, moral role model for young people. But when religion is involved, even heroes like Marcus Borden find themselves under fire.
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 04.06.2008 | Politics
What a horrific statement that some have opted to take their own lives rather than participate in practices that go against their principles.
Cecillia Wang | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
In late 2006 Arizona passed Proposition 100, an unprecedented anti-immigrant law that forbids judges from considering bail for criminal defendants who are suspected of having "entered or remained in the United States illegally".
Anthony D. Romero | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
We've been at a critical juncture since September 11. How we respond to the atrocities thrust upon us after that terrible day says everything about who we are as Americans - what values we defend, how the world sees us, and how history will remember us.
Steven Denlinger | Posted 03.21.2008 | Living
My Swiss-German world did not promote cross-cultural values -- most of my schoolmates looked pretty much like me. But something was different about the way my parents raised me.
Laleh Ispahani and Alan Jenkins | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
The report presented by the U.S. this week at the U.N. hearing on racial discrimination in Geneva ignores the very existence of critical human rights problems in America.
Anthony D. Romero | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
The reputation of the U.S. has been tarnished throughout the world since the Bush administration replaced our military justice systems with a regime of military commissions.
Adam Baer | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics
Today the AP reports the ACLU is arguing that all those adventuresome spirits who have sex in public bathrooms have an expectation of privacy. Public Bathrooms!
Associated Press | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics
In an effort to help Sen. Larry Craig, the American Civil Liberties Union is arguing that people who have sex in public bathrooms have an expectation ...
Catherine Crump | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics
The desire to look good does not justify treating members of the public like extras in a campaign commercial rather than citizens with a protected constitutional right to engage in speech of their own.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics
Photograph copyright © 2008 Rebecca Wilson President Bush's first short journey as president was an uncomfortable one for him, and it appears he...
Steven Denlinger | Posted 01.12.2008 | Living
When I think back over my childhood, I remember one person who was truly unforgettable. Joe Overholt.
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics
Time for another fun round of Democratic talking points for the weekend ahead! After a hiatus for the year-end awards, and then a special "all electi...
Naomi Wolf | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics
We can guess what is probably on the missing CIA interrogation tapes -- as well as understand why those implicated are spinning so hard to pretend the tapes do not document a series of evident crimes.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics
On January 1st at the Pasadena Rose Parade, Revolutionary garbed patriots from the White Rose Coalition will move amongst the crowds to spread the message that its time to reclaim our democracy.
Christopher Hill | Posted 11.26.2007 | Politics
As part of the secrecy surrounding the execution process, we do not really know who the people carrying out lethal injections are.
Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics
Sooner or later, you'll take the bait this Thanksgiving and, when you do, you need to be ready with the best arguments. So, here you go: Your Turkey Day Talking Points.
Arne L. Kalleberg | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics
What does it mean to tout democracy as an aspiration for the world if our own government increasingly undermines our democratic credibility?
Ari Melber | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics
Under Democratic control, Congress is doing even worse on illegal spying than the Republicans.
Christopher E. Anders | Posted 11.05.2007 | Politics
Knowing the law is only part of the battle, is the bar really so low that the best we can hope for is an attorney general who makes private assurances that he is willing to follow law?
The Body Politik | Igor Volsky | Posted 10.16.2007 | Politics
The ACLU is reporting that the Department of Defense improperly collaborated with the FBI and issued "hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to ...
Anthony D. Romero | Posted 10.05.2007 | Politics
Apparently even the Bush administration knew it was doing something terribly wrong, something it felt it needed to hide.
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Rachel Haimowitz | Posted 05.09.2008 | Media