Willam Fisher, IPS News. November 16, 2009. At the same time, the Justice Department is being strongly criticized for keeping the military commissions in place to try some suspects.
Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 17, 2009. Holder declined to detail how and where such appeals could take place, telling members of Congress that such specifics had yet to be agreed upon.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009. Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
Channing Kennedy, RaceWire. April 30, 2009. After Obama's election, our national conversation on race opened up and flourished. I'm lying! The same crap kept happening as has always happened.
Staff, The American Civil Liberties Union AlterNet: PEEK. April 23, 2009. Broad coalition of advocacy groups present Attorney General Holder with petition.
Staff, MoveOn.org AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 21, 2009. "No one is above the law. It's time to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute the architects of the Bush-era torture program."
Nathan Comp, In These Times. April 20, 2009. Once derided and dismissed by lawmakers, law enforcers and the law-abiding alike, marijuana reform is now sweeping the nation.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: DrugReporter. March 9, 2009. The United States Attorney for Los Angeles is confusing his staff with contradictory memos about medical marijuana busts.