Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 19, 2009. Just when you think GOPers can't get more disgusting, there's Steve Russell.
Adam Bink, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2009. A special congratulations to Judy Shepard, who has been fighting this long, long fight since 1998.
Roberto Lovato, AlterNet. October 14, 2009. Latinos across America are intensely concerned about CNN's hypocrisy: Broadcasting Dobbs' anti-immigrant extremism while running a Latinos in America special series.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. July 17, 2009. The Senate voted to close debate on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, but a veto threat still looms.
Agence France Presse June 16, 2009. The election of the first African-American president, the financial crisis and immigration have created a perfect storm.
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez's Blog. May 9, 2009. Lou Dobbs cheers on anti-Latino backlash, while pornography provides the context for the dangerous stereotypes.
Cristina F. Pereda, New America Media. December 10, 2008. An alarming jump in hate crimes prompted civil rights leaders to send a message denouncing violence and calling for legal recourse.
Hannah Strange, The Times of London UK. November 18, 2008. A disturbing wave of post-election hate crimes across the country shows that the cancer of American racism is far from cured.
Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2008. The shooting of three college students in Newark is unlikely to be classified as an anti-gay hate crime.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Media and Technology. February 29, 2008. "Check on who you're voting for. Does that person really truly believe that we are all equal under the law?," Ellen asks.
Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. September 27, 2007. Melissa McEwan: This would be one example of why there is still an essential difference between the two parties.
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 26, 2007. Pam Spaulding: It makes me sick and sad to hear about young people full of such hate. Have we learned nothing?
Allison Stevens, Women's eNews. May 18, 2007. Women could stand to gain substantially from a law that would expand hate crime definitions to include gender, sexual orientation and disability. But will the legislation stand a chance?
Sarah Klein, Alternate 101. April 3, 2007. An LGBT pro-gun organization that helps queer people fight back against hate crimes is challenging liberals and conservatives alike.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. January 16, 2007. Increasingly, prosecutors are trying to tag young black defendants with gang labels to help them win convictions. The Long Beach hate crimes trial is a stunning example.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 21, 2006. Civil rights leaders unfortunately know all too well the appropriate community response when whites are responsible for hate crimes against blacks, but what about when the tables are turned?
