Stories by Bill Quigley

Bill Quigley is a human rights lawyer and professor at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He is also a member of the legal collective of School of Americas Watch. subscribe to Bill Quigley's feed

12 Real Patriots Brave Enough to Fight for Truth and Justice

Posted on: Jul 1, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The real patriots aren't flag-waving hypocrites, but those who risk their livelihoods and lives fighting injustice.

15 Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For

Posted on: Oct 26, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle.

5 Reasons America's "Assassinations from Above" Pervert the Law

Posted on: Jun 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

These killings would be criminal acts if they occurred inside the US. Does it make legal sense that these killings would be legal outside the US?

13 Ways You Can Be Tracked By the US Government

Posted on: Apr 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Here's how some of the biggest government agencies and programs track people.

Why Don't We Pay People Enough? 8 Facts About America's Struggling Working People

Posted on: Jan 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Millions of people in the U.S. work and are still poor.

Haiti: Where the Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go

Posted on: Jan 3, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Haitians ask the same question as many around the world “Where did the money go?”

20 Ways the Obama Administration Has Intruded on Your Rights

Posted on: Nov 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Is there a fundamental difference between the Bush presidency and the Obama presidency in the area of domestic civil liberties?

Victimized a Second Time: State-Sanctioned Forced Evictions of Haiti’s Displaced Earthquake Survivors

Posted on: Oct 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Without available land, there is nowhere for people to go.

Over 2,600 Protesters Arrested in the US Since January 2009

Posted on: May 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Resistance to the injustices in and committed by the US is alive and well.

7 Examples of How the Poor Are Being Robbed to Give More Wealth to the Rich

Posted on: Apr 8, 2011, Source: TruthOut.org

For years, the rich have been getting richer and the poor and the middle class have been getting poorer.

Why Was Jared Loughner Allowed to Buy an Assault Weapon? And Why Isn't He Being Called a Terrorist?

Posted on: Jan 9, 2011, Source: AlterNet

When a white male is accused of mass murder, terrorism is not talked of much.

Obama's Liberty Problem: Why Indefinite Detention by Executive Order Should Scare the Hell Out of People

Posted on: Dec 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet

he proposal to create a special new legal system by Executive Order is an extremely dangerous end run around Congress and the Judiciary.

Evil US Deeds Exposed by WikiLeaks

Posted on: Dec 19, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Wikileaks has unveiled many cover-ups of injustices in US relations with Honduras, Spain, Thailand, UK and Yemen.

14 Shocking Facts That Prove the Criminal Justice System Is Racist

Posted on: Jul 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet

African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people.

15 Reasons Why We Need a Revolt in This Country

Posted on: Mar 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Government works quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people.

1 Million Remain Homeless in Haiti, Yet the U.S. Ambassador Brags It's 'Going Really Well'

Posted on: Feb 15, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Ambassador Ken Merten is going around touting the Haiti rescue disaster as a 'model.'

9 Things the U.S. Could and Should Do for Haiti

Posted on: Jan 18, 2010, Source: CounterPunch

The unfathomable tragedy in Haiti demands that we do things differently.

Our Right to Dissent is Under Siege: Why the Protests in Pittsburgh Are a Victory For Free Speech

Posted on: Sep 23, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The rights to freedom of speech and protest are keystones of democracy. Since 9/11, however, protesting has become much more difficult.

Katrina Pain Index: Measuring New Orleans' Devastation Three Years Later

Posted on: Aug 28, 2008, Source: CounterPunch

The United States' economic crisis and simultaneous wars have left New Orleans as an afterthought. This is what the city looks like today.

Twenty Thousand Protest at Fort Benning: Eleven Face Federal Criminal Trials

Posted on: Nov 19, 2007, Source: TruthOut.org

Over 200 people have done time in federal prison time for previous protests..