AltWeeklies Wire
The City of Bad Shouldersnew
Advocates for the disabled flag down Missouri's highway builders and demand they pay greater attention to accessibility.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
09-24-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Peaceful Protesters Face Jail Time and Finesnew
Six Catholic peace activists have been convicted on federal charges following their assembly in the lobby elevator of a federal building in Santa Fe last fall -- they now face up to 30 days in jail and a $5,000 fine for their nonviolent, anti-war demonstration.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
09-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Scandal, Fraud and Abusenew
While researchers may disagree on some details, one thing is alarmingly evident: The federal government has broken its promises to Hurricane Katrina victims.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Beware of 'Liar's Loans'new
A significant majority of homeowners paying off high-interest loans are minorities.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Erotic Story Obscenity Case Goes to a Jurynew
Karen Fletcher's text-only website included six stories depicting the rape, torture and murder of young children -- her attorneys say she's being charged with a thought crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Steve Kurtz on Getting Off FBI's Terrorist Watch Listnew
The Critical Art Ensemble co-founder has become a poster boy for Bush administration paranoia and prosecutorial overreach.
Artvoice |
Geoff Kelly |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Policing Speech in Fort Worthnew
A GOP poll and an anti-war protest produce a novel theory on use of city streets.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Bush Administration & the Damage Done
In waging the war on terror, the White House also has fought a not-so-secret battle for unchecked authority.
Metroland |
Chet Hardin |
09-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Networking Trapsnew
A message for Facebook users: you're being watched.
Boston Phoenix |
Ashley Rigazio |
09-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientists vs. the Fedsnew
Scientists resist a Homeland Security directive that could allow intense government scrutiny of their private lives.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
08-27-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew
While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Stern |
08-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
The Rights Fightnew
Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU's National Security Program, on the state of liberty in the U.S.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
08-17-2007 |
Civil Liberties
SLAPP Happynew
One man's free speech is another's slander.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
08-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Juliana Luecking, The Shooter's Advocatenew
The filmmaker discusses her role in getting the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to scrap the strict permitting rules it had proposed for shooting in the city.
New York Press |
Matt Elzwig |
08-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
