AltWeeklies Wire
Ballot Boxingnew
Arizona GOP honchos keep hiding the truth about election foul-ups, as it's learned that ballots may be stored illegally.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-24-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Nanny Seattlenew
With new restrictions on stripping, booze, and smoking, Seattle's nannies are in full scold mode, and progressives are the biggest party poopers of all.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
01-18-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Rocking the Boatnew
GOP bigwigs and their pandering pals in the mainstream press are apoplectic about a state senator and New Times' fight to discover the truth.
Phoenix New Times |
Rick Barrs |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Ballot Box Breakdownsnew
An independent voting-technology expert finds serious problems in the Maricopa County, Arizona Elections Department.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
No Place to Hidenew
The National Security Agency, not the New York Times, greatly harms our constitutional privacy.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-17-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Wham BAMNnew
Controversial civil rights groups make some affirmative action defenders wonder "how far is too far?"
Metro Times |
Ben Lefebvre |
01-12-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Does Your Vote Count?new
Critics say Colorado's Boulder County is poised to waste millions on new voting equipment and possibly disenfranchise voters in the process.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
01-10-2006 |
Civil Liberties
George Bush: Master Spynew
The unilateral president is exposed in his ignorance of the Constitution he's sworn to protect.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
I Spy ...new
Activists in Reno say domestic spying isn't merely about catching Al Qaeda.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
01-06-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Bush: 'I'm Not Making This Up'new
Our plaintive president pleads case for war, wiretapping.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-05-2006 |
Civil Liberties
America's Least Trustednew
After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
The Devil and Judge Jonesnew
Every so often, an opinion gets to the heart of why the Bill of Rights both guarantees the free practice of religion and protects citizens against state-approved religion. Judge John E. Jones's ruling on intelligent design did just that.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Title Neinnew
You know something's screwy in the Dallas White Rock Marathon when women are awarded a 20-minute lead because, well, they're women.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
12-29-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Power Tripnew
Much of 2005 followed a script composed in the wake of 9/11: freedom was sacrificed to illusory and ill-defined security and "family values." But still there's hope.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-22-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Spy-der Mannew
Terrorists would have to be pretty dumb to have learned about electronic tapping by reading last week’s New York Times. And Bush would have to be pretty dumb for thinking we’d swallow such a line.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-22-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
