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Stories by Liliana Segura

Life Will Never Return to Normal for an Injured Vet Like Tomas Young

Phil Donahue's documentary Body of War offers a chilling view of how the lies that led us to war changed the life of one Iraq veteran.
Posted on May 1, 2008

"This Case is Not Over": Death Row Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Still Fighting for his Life

With the world's most famous death row prisoner recently denied a new trial, activists take to the streets on April 19th.
Posted on Apr 19, 2008

The Supreme Court Brings Back the Death Penalty

With a 7-2 ruling ending a moratorium on state-sanctioned killing, states across the country are gearing up to resume executions.
Posted on Apr 17, 2008

Alberto Gonzales: Will Lie for Food

The New York Times reports that the former attorney general can't find a job. That should be the least of his problems.
Posted on Apr 14, 2008

Memo Shows Bush Administration Says to Hell With Fourth Amendment Rights

News that the Bush administration threw out the Fourth Amendment after 9/11 is a sobering reminder of the lawlessness of its spying program.
Posted on Apr 10, 2008

Bush Policy: Quick Border Fence Trumps the Environment

Current controversy aside, the border "fence" is one of those harebrained schemes that might be funny if it weren't so cynical and racist.
Posted on Apr 3, 2008

Bush's Open-Records Order a Sham

A recent report shows that the Bush administration has failed to deliver on its promise to cut the FOIA backlog. This is no accident.
Posted on Mar 26, 2008

Lethal Injustice: No New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis

The Georgia Supreme Court refuses to grant a new trial to a death row prisoner who is almost certainly innocent.
Posted on Mar 20, 2008

Veterans Decry Institutional Sexism in Military

Gender panel at Winter Soldier conference suggests pattern of condescending to outright sexist behavior in the armed forces.
Posted on Mar 17, 2008

About Those New Seven Deadly Sins

The Vatican's talk of "social sins" may indicate progress. But before it speaks for social responsibility, the Church has to have to take some itself.
Posted on Mar 15, 2008

Sordid Details on 'Black Site' at Diego Garcia Island Come to Light

For years, America has been using a British island as a landing pad for its torture taxis -- only now has the U.K. admitted to it.
Posted on Mar 11, 2008

Mukasey's Racist Threats on Changing Crack Sentencing Fall on Deaf Ears

The attorney general's last-ditch attempt to preserve our federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines was pure "War on Drugs" propaganda.
Posted on Mar 8, 2008

America Behind Bars: Why Attempts at Prison Reform Keep Failing

A bloated prison system is against the country's best interests. Yet "tough on crime" rhetoric has gotten in the way of reform.
Posted on Mar 5, 2008

McCain Torture Endorsement Lost Amid Media Sex Scandal Frenzy

The media missed a damning story that has actual implications for American democracy.
Posted on Feb 22, 2008

Where Does Obama Come Down on Bush's 'War on Terror'?

Barack Obama has pushed for restoring habeas corpus and closing Gitmo, but some of his positions on terrorism and civil liberties are vague.
Posted on Feb 9, 2008

Give Them Death: Three Leading Democratic Candidates Support Capital Punishment

Opposing the death penalty used to distinguish Democrats from Republicans. Now, across party lines, death is just another day at the office.
Posted on Jan 25, 2008

The Bush Era's Dark Legacy of Torture

It is impossible to tell the difference between the dark stories emerging from Bush's "extraordinary renditions" policy and the Hollywood fiction about horrible torture.
Posted on Oct 27, 2007

What Makes Criminal Suspects Give a False Confession?

The confession makes a guilty verdict almost automatic. So why are many "suspects" making false confessions?
Posted on Oct 2, 2007

Craigslist Is the Newest Target in the War on Prostitution

Having largely failed to make a dent in sex solicitation on the streets, law enforcement is now using Craiglist to bust people trading money for sex.
Posted on Sep 12, 2007

Innocent Man Sentenced to Death Under Cruel Texas Law

Kenneth Foster faces death for a crime he didn't commit because of a twist of Texas law that enables a jury to sentence someone to death even if he or she had no proven role in a murder.
Posted on Aug 14, 2007