AlterNet.org: Rights and Liberties Alternative News and Information. en-us AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. Why the Police Wouldn't Tase Me When I Asked Them to http://www.alternet.org/rights/85203/ Police explain to a journalist who wants to know what being tasered feels like, "we really don't fully understand and know the risks." Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Danielle Egan, The Tyee An Independent Prosecutor Should Investigate the Architects of the White House Torture Policy http://www.alternet.org/rights/85204/ It's not just administration officials who should be targeted for sanctioning torture. The lawyers who advised them should be prosecuted too. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research Courts Rule in Favor of Deception http://www.alternet.org/rights/85176/ Anti-gay crusaders are deceiving voters about their strategies and intentions -- and the courts are playing along. Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:01 PDT Deb Price, Creators Syndicate Who Are the Five Afghans Released From Guantánamo? http://www.alternet.org/rights/85094/ The untold stories of the five Afghan prisoners released with Sami al-Haj reveal, yet again, the wholesale mockery of justice at Guantánamo. Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:01 PDT Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog Was It Easier Being a Mother in 1908? http://www.alternet.org/rights/84985/ On the first Mother's Day 100 years ago, moms had a tough -- but rewarding -- job, just as they do today. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Marilyn Gardner, Christian Science Monitor Who Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj? http://www.alternet.org/rights/84907/ The release of al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj last week made headlines. But few have mentioned the others prisoners freed from Guantánamo. Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:01 PDT Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog How Should States Deal with Polygamous Sects? http://www.alternet.org/rights/84790/ Utah and Arizona have mostly ignored the FLDS since the infamous 1953 raid of Short Creek. Now, political pressure may force them to crack down. Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:01 PDT Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor Labor Lobby Melee: Union Rivalry Gets Physical http://www.alternet.org/rights/84779/ Things turn ugly as SEIU and CNA trade accusations and wage war over the direction of the labor movement. Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:01 PDT Bennett Baumer, Indypendent Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now? http://www.alternet.org/rights/84718/ If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts. Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Amanda Martinez, New American Media Is Burger King Spying on Labor Activists? http://www.alternet.org/rights/84474/ "If you're a student in Virginia, how do you get access to a Burger King internal document?" Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:01 PDT Tiffany Ten Eyck, Labor Notes Journalists Continue to Be Killed With Impunity Across the Globe http://www.alternet.org/rights/84517/ Murder is the ultimate form of censorship. The more killings of media workers go unpunished, the more the press is silenced. Wed, 07 May 2008 01:00:01 PDT Mirela Xanthaki, IPS News Immigration Hardliners Pushing Pointless SAVE Act Through Congress http://www.alternet.org/rights/84585/ A perfect example of short-sighted public policy. Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Joshua Holland, AlterNet Executions Resume Today, Death Penalty Still Cruel and Unusual http://www.alternet.org/rights/84516/ Barring a last-minute stay of execution, death row prisoner William Lynd will be murdered by the state of Georgia tonight. Tue, 06 May 2008 03:00:01 PDT Billy Sothern, The Nation "Pro-Lifers" Protest Contraception http://www.alternet.org/rights/84498/ Birth control is the best way to lower the abortion rate. So why are anti-choicers rallying against it and claiming that "the pill kills babies"? Tue, 06 May 2008 01:00:01 PDT Cristina Page, RH Reality Check Private Prison Litigator Gus Puryear's Rise to the Top http://www.alternet.org/rights/84491/ Part II of an investigative report on the unsolved homicide that haunts a Bush nominee for a U.S. District Court seat. Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet An Atheist Goes Undercover to Join the Flock of Mad Pastor John Hagee http://www.alternet.org/rights/84043/ In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com Meet Gus Puryear: Bush's Latest Villainous Nominee for a Lifetime Judgeship http://www.alternet.org/rights/84388/ The unsolved murder of Estelle Richardson in her prison cell haunts the nation's top private prison litigator as he vies for a judgeship. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet 'Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantánamo Bay' Is Funny -- Nothing About the Real Place Is http://www.alternet.org/rights/84172/ Guantánamo can be treated as a punch line because Americans see it as an abstract issue rather than a real place with real prisoners. Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Shayana Kadidal, The Nation Nationwide Rallies Highlight Failure of War on Immigrants http://www.alternet.org/rights/84296/ In hundreds of cities across America, May Day marches showed the powerful resistance to Bush's harsh immigration policies. Fri, 02 May 2008 21:00:01 PDT Roberto Lovato, Of América Sami al-Haj Released from Guantánamo After More than Six Years http://www.alternet.org/rights/84285/ The Al Jazeera cameraman was never charged. Fri, 02 May 2008 15:00:01 PDT Andy Worthington, AlterNet