On AlterNet: rights and liberties

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "rights and liberties"

Note from AlterNet: I Tell Stories for People Who Can't Tell Their Own -- We Need Your Support

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 12, 2009.

At AlterNet, I'm fighting for a society that doesn't victimize the innocent and vulnerable. To do it right, I need your support.

Mildred Loving Passes Away

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. May 6, 2008.

Mildred Loving, who challenged a Virginia ban on interracial marriage, has died.

Drug War Traps Increasing Numbers of Women

Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times. February 13, 2008.

The "war on drugs" has led to an explosion in the female incarceration rate.

Senior Intelligence Official Wants Americans to Redefine, Expect Less Privacy

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. November 13, 2007.

Lindsay Beyerstein: This is the worst argument I've heard in a long time.

Feds Won't Let Go of Case Accusing Artist of Bioterrorism

DELETED, The Nation. October 12, 2007.

Pity artist Steve Kurtz, whose life has been turned upside down for a few petri dishes police found in his house which were going to be part of his latest installation.

Attorney Scandal: Latino Groups Are Staying Silent on Alberto Gonzales

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. March 30, 2007.

Alberto Gonzales, the first Latino Attorney General in U.S. history, was once endorsed by leading Latino organizations. Those same organizations now remain silent in the midst of the U.S. attorney scandal.