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The Fear-Mongers: GOP Presidential Contenders Stoke Up Islamophobia in Bid for Tea Party Votes

ThinkProgress Staff, ThinkProgress. March 29, 2011.

Islamophobia has exploded onto the political scene as anti-Muslim pundits and activists gain traction in the conservative mainstream.

The Police Murder of 7-Year-Old Aiyana Jones Is Even More Tragic Than You Think

Akiba Solomon, Colorlines.com. May 25, 2010.

Aiyana Jones wasn't the only victim that day. 17-year-old Jerean Blake was also killed in a senseless act of violence.

Congress Holds Historic Debate On Afghan War, But Media is MIA

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. March 11, 2010.

Wednesday marked the first major congressional debate about U.S. military operations in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. Where was the press?

Karl Rove Tied to Attorney Firings

BarbinMD, Daily Kos. August 11, 2009.

What a shock.

Justice Dept. Investigators Say No Criminal Prosecutions for Torture Lawyers, Just 'Disciplinary Actions'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 6, 2009.

Federal investigators say the torture memo authors only committed 'serious lapses of judgment,' not crimes. Critics say that's 'outrageous.'

What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.

The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.

Is Your Representative Speaking Out Against Escalation in Afghanistan?

Norman Solomon, AlterNet. March 27, 2009.

Some members of Congress have asked Obama to reconsider sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan. But the list is awfully short.

Senate Committee Holds Hearings on "Truth Commission" to Investigate Bush Crimes

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 4, 2009.

Witnesses' ranged from calling a commission a "profoundly bad idea" to "critically important."

"Billions of dollars to the banks, yet we're the ones that are homeless."

Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films. March 2, 2009.

Helping homeowners level the playing field.

Congressman Conyers Gets Ready for Cramdown

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. February 24, 2009.

Leveling the playing field in the foreclosure crisis.

War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.

Obama Tested on Executive Privilege as Karl Rove is Subpoenaed (Again) Over Shady Dealings at DOJ

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. January 29, 2009.

Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman: "This is far more important than my case or Karl Rove. This is about restoring justice and preserving our democracy."

In Defense of the Sanjay Gupta Appointment

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. January 9, 2009.

I understand the critiques launched by Paul Krugman, John Conyers and others -- but I think Gupta is an inspired choice.

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