AltWeeklies Wire
The 14th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
An annual look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Brave New Book
The United States is a police state and it's too late to restore democracy.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-28-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Andrew kolin
FBI Gives Public a Peek at Warhol ‘Obscenity' Filenew
If you're looking for smut in the Andy Warhol film Lonesome Cowboys -- as the FBI was when it investigated the film's production in 1968 -- you'll find more explicit sex in the agency's report than ever made it onto screen.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
06-27-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Andy Warhol, Lonesome Cowboys
Proof of Nothingnew
When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
06-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Philadelphia Editor Spews Vile Rape Commentarynew
Dan Rottenberg, editor of online arts mag Broad Street Review (and way back, editor of this publication when it was Welcomat) wrote an editor’s letter last week that’s drawing criticism from national media watchdog outlets like Women’s Media Center—and deservedly so.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-15-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Insult to Injurynew
Man says he was harassed by Colorado Springs police officers for having his service dog with him.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-09-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Torn Awaynew
Is the government unconstitutionally - and indefinitely - jailing Cambodian refugees? A traumatized community demands answers.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
06-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Freedom Rides Againnew
Hank Thomas walked up the steps of the Greyhound bus on a sunny day May 4, 1961. As he calmly surveyed its drab, blue-gray interior, the lanky 19-year-old black student from Howard University had no idea that in about two weeks he would come dangerously close to meeting his maker on its floor.
Jackson Free Press |
Dylan Watson |
05-19-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Spies in Bluenew
A secret memo indicates that San Francisco cops may be working as FBI spies — with no local oversight.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
04-28-2011 |
Civil Liberties
An Ex-Marine's Fight to Save Bradley Manningnew
Ex-Marine Jeff Paterson is on a crusade to help the suspected WikiLeaks source, and has led a campaign that has raised $125,000 for his legal defense.
East Bay Express |
Rin Kelly |
04-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Shane's Campaign to Free Leonard Peltiernew
For years, Shane Gray has been on a singular quest to raise awareness of the jailed Indian activist. But now his ubiquitous signs are drawing the ire of local law enforcement.
East Bay Express |
John Geluardi |
02-14-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Suspicious Mindsnew
In the months leading up to the September 2001 terrorist attacks, five men who would ultimately go down in infamy headed to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Jason Whited |
02-08-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Hotseat: Dwight Holtonnew
Oregon's U.S. Attorney on why Portland should rejoin the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Willamette Week |
Mark Zusman, Nigel Jaquiss, Henry Stern |
01-26-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Joint Terrorism Task Force, JTTF
Legal Limbonew
Abel Manzo says he has been wrongfully put on Oakland's gang injunction list. But he has no constitutional right to an attorney.
East Bay Express |
Joshua Emerson Smith |
01-17-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Abel Manzo
Beyond Espionagenew
Not long after WikiLeaks entered the international lexicon, the question became not whether the United States government would prosecute founder Julian Assange, but how?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate, Kyle Smeallie |
01-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
