AltWeeklies Wire
Does Peace Have A Chance?new
Having helped win Congress back for the Dems, the anti-war movement must now sharpen its goals to a point if it plans to play any significant role -- so why is the anti-war movement virtually invisible?
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Hell No, We Won't Go (To Jail)!new
A lawyer known for representing Maine activists arrested during protests is compiling a database of civil-disobedience cases to help him argue a lighter sentence for one of his clients.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
They're Watching Younew
Bugged Levis, unauthorized sex tapes, leaked medical records -- is nothing sacred anymore? Here are 10 ways to keep your privacy to yourself.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
08-31-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
So Much for Girl Powernew
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins were the only pro-choice women in the Senate to vote for Alito.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
03-03-2006 |
Sex
Squeezing Sudannew
A group of Sudanese immigrants living in Maine is lobbying the state's retirement fund to divest from Sudan, a strategy reminiscent of the economic campaign to end apartheid in South Africa.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
01-12-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Gays and the GOPnew
A small group of Republicans who support gay rights are forming in Maine, and are hoping to attract a handful of others -- they want to number at least 10 by the end of 2006.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
01-06-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
A Somber Occupationnew
Maine’s anti-war activists have come up with a plan to make our congressional delegates listen. And they’re marketing it to other states.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-17-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
