AltWeeklies Wire
A Salient Issue
Amid the reams of editorials and articles covering the Muhammad-cartoon controversy, the uniquely important role of independent college publications has been all but lost.
Boston Phoenix |
Dustin A. Lewis |
02-24-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Caller IDnew
Sprint helps George W. Bush and his spies.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
02-21-2006 |
Civil Liberties
White House Brownshirts?new
The mysterious "men in black" who kicked a protester out of a Dick Cheney rally may likely have been secret White House operatives.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Red State, Meet Police Statenew
Is Homeland Security's harrassment of a federal employee for the stickers on his car a mistake, a new rule or part of a trend of the First Amendment being bullied out of existence?
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
02-15-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The War on Privacynew
Rumsfeld warns that the enemy can succeed in changing our way of life, but it already has.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
02-15-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Feds Probe Vote Problemsnew
U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton has launched a grand jury investigation into some of Arizona's 2004 elections.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
02-13-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Big Brother is Watchingnew
A letter printed in the Alibi leads to the investigation of local VA nurse Laura Berg for "sedition."
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
02-10-2006 |
Civil Liberties
An Unwelcome 'No'new
In a chilling testament to the state of free speech in America, Perry Patterson is being charged with criminal trespass for saying "No" at a 2004 campaign rally featuring Dick Cheney.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Blowing the Whistlenew
A student 41 days away from graduating gets expelled and he thinks it's not because of what the school says, but a lawsuit he filed previously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Frontier Justicenew
As the Internet and other shifting technologies dominate our lives, is the Electronic Frontier Foundation the new ACLU?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Bush’s Real Motivenew
The president's persistent support of the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping program represents much more than a stubborn presidential effort to catch terrorists.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Is Bush Opening Your Mail?new
When asked directly by the U.S. Senate, Alberto Gonzales wouldn't say.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
02-07-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Ms. Sunshinenew
Using a toothless law, Illinois' public-records enforcer fights the good fight.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
01-27-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Ultimate Spiderwebnew
NSA whistle-blower wants to tell congress what he knows, but they don't have clearance to hear him.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-26-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Who's Watching?new
New York City activist groups react to new spy tactics.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
01-25-2006 |
Civil Liberties
