Civil Liberties

Key Victory on Road to Justice for Gay Immigrants

By Rachel B. Tiven / Comment Is Free

Janet Napolitano's same-sex couples directive is a milestone in fair immigration policy.

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Debunking the Right's Latest Voting Rights Claim: Tough ID Laws Do Not Empower Minorities

By George Bauer / AlterNet

Maine Mayor Loses It, Tells Immigrants ‘You Have To Accept Our Culture’

By Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress

Did You Hear The One About the Nuns Who Weren't Allowed to Vote?

By Greg Palast / Seven Stories Press

9 Frightening Things About America's Biggest Police Force

By Tana Ganeva, Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

"Isolation Rooms" in Elementary Schools: Are They Treatment or Punishment?

5 Ways Speeding and Red Lights Cameras Are Causing Political Outrage

How I Changed My Mind About the Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case

Civil Liberties

Mitt Romney: Free Speech Is for Billionaires, Not School-Teachers

Joshua Holland / AlterNet

There's Been a Dictatorial Coup -- Koch Bros. Have a Bunch of Czars Running Cities Across Michigan

Jim Hightower / Hightower Lowdown

Hey Bill Maher, Being Liberal Doesn't Excuse You From Islamophobia

Juan Cole / Informed Comment

How The Right's Latest Conspiracy Theory Might Unleash a Wave of Domestic Terrorism if Obama Wins

Joshua Holland / AlterNet

Shocking Stories of Loss Motivate Mourners of Mexico's Drug War Victims to Hold the U.S. Responsible

Kristen Gwynne / AlterNet

We Must Defend Even the Ugliest Free Speech — Especially When There Are Riots

Eliot Spitzer / Slate

Footage of NYPD's Brutal Raid That Ended 2-Month Occupation of Zuccotti Park Released

Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

America Going Orwell at Mach Speed -- Authorities Are Starting to Identify You by Your Voice

Steve Huff / New York Observer

GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab 'Torture' Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Pot Legalization in Colorado

Lee Fang / The Nation

Movie Theater Solution to Preventing Mass Murder by Guys with More Guns Than Rambo? Search Women's Purses

Jim Hightower / Hightower Lowdown

Beware! 5 Depressing Stories About Food in the News This Past Week

Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

Can Black Women Lead on Rethinking Marriage?

Dani McClain / On The Issues Magazine

Booze Protecting its Turf Against Pot in Colorado

David Sirota / AlterNet

Colorado Legalization Initiative Heads for the Home Stretch

Phillip Smith / Drug War Chronicle

"Pink Slime" Company Brings Defamation Suit Against Media, Scientists and Whistleblowers

William K. Black / Benzinga

Right-Wing Religions of the World Unite to Oppress Women and Gays More Ruthlessly

Adam Lee / AlterNet

Bruce Springsteen and the Politics of Meaning in America

Michael Bader / AlterNet

Is Julian Assange's Asylum Claim Legit? Point-Counterpoint With Glenn Greenwald

Joshua Holland / AlterNet

The Federal Reserve, a Privately Owned Banking Cartel, Has Been Given Police Powers, with Glock 22s and Patrol Cars

Pam Martens / AlterNet

It's Alive! Occupy Actions Across the Country Show the Movement's Impact

Sarah Jaffe, Alyssa Figueroa / AlterNet

Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?

Liliana Segura / The Nation

Mitt Romney's Role as Mormon Bishop Shows His Extremist Religious Beliefs

Nancy L. Cohen / AlterNet

7 Steps to Smoke Pot and Never Get Caught

Russ Belville / AlterNet

Why Major League Sports Are Freaking Out About a New Attempt to Legalize Betting on Their Games

Brian Tuohy / AlterNet

Dead Gitmo Prisoner's Tragic Letter About Why He Gave Up on Life

John Knefel / AlterNet

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