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

Our Thinness Obsessed Culture Is Destroying Women

Our Thinness Obsessed Culture Is Destroying Women

Johann Hari, Independent UK. September 21, 2009.
One day, we will look back on a time when women aspired to be Belsen-thin with the incomprehension we feel for Chinese foot-binding. But how do we get there?

Will Biometric Passports Lead to a State of Constant Surveillance?

Will Biometric Passports Lead to a State of Constant Surveillance?

Vera von Kreutzbruck, The Women's International Perspective. August 28, 2009.
The protection of privacy and personal data is vital for any democratic society, and should be respected as much as freedom of expression or movement.

Wiretapping Report Released

Wiretapping Report Released

mcjoan, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. July 11, 2009.
Here are a few things that stand out.

Prison Officials Have Banned an Inmate From Reading Obama’s Books

Prison Officials Have Banned an Inmate From Reading Obama’s Books

Ian Millhiser, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 10, 2009.
Obama wrote that “the dealth penalty does little to deter crime” and said "no innocent person should end up on death row.”

The Dangerous Lies of Anti-Choice Extremists

The Dangerous Lies of Anti-Choice Extremists

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. June 4, 2009.
Every person who trots out vicious nonsense and misinformation about abortion played a part in the murder Dr. George Tiller.

Obama Needs to Do More Than Swap Liberal Justices

Obama Needs to Do More Than Swap Liberal Justices

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive. May 29, 2009.
While America dissects Sotomayor's appointment, little attention is paid to a troubling Supreme Court ruling.

Get Over It, Conservatives: Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in All 50 States

Get Over It, Conservatives: Same-Sex Marriage Will Be Legal in All 50 States

Michael Abernethy, PopMatters. May 19, 2009.
Some day, people will look back with amazement and disdain that same-sex couples were denied a fundamental right for so long in America.

Obama Admin to Shift Focus of Enforcement from Migrant Workers to Employers

Obama Admin to Shift Focus of Enforcement from Migrant Workers to Employers

AlterNetMay 11, 2009.
New guidelines call for more reliance on criminal investigations than tips from informers.

Enraged About Corporate Greed? Kidnap Your Boss

Enraged About Corporate Greed? Kidnap Your Boss

Christopher Ketcham, AlterNet. April 30, 2009.
The French have taken to bossnapping -- "sequestering" their bosses while keeping them comfortable and safe -- to protest economic unfairness.

Cop Tasers Minor Five Times for Not Getting Off His Bike Fast Enough

Cop Tasers Minor Five Times for Not Getting Off His Bike Fast Enough

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 24, 2009.
Is the government is allowed to shoot citizens with electricity solely because they fail to do what agents of the government tell them to do?

Afghan Women Pelted By Stones While Protesting Rape Law

Afghan Women Pelted By Stones While Protesting Rape Law

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2009.
The women protesters were greeted by "largely male" counter-protesters.

Judge in Stevens Case Starts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against DOJ Officials

Judge in Stevens Case Starts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against DOJ Officials

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. April 7, 2009.
Reversing this internal mindset of "ends justifies the means" will not be easy after years of it being shoved into place.

Battlestar Galactica: Immersion Therapy for Post 9/11 World

Battlestar Galactica: Immersion Therapy for Post 9/11 World

Michael Dudley, AlterNet. March 25, 2009.
One can almost make a checklist of contemporary issues the series explored: abortion, torture, prisoner rights, terrorism, drugs, and on and on.

Secret Bush Memos Released: Read Them Here!

Secret Bush Memos Released: Read Them Here!

Staff, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 3, 2009.
Memos about warrantless wiretaps and warrantless search and seizures released today.

U.S. Immigration Policy: The Whole World Is Watching

U.S. Immigration Policy: The Whole World Is Watching

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. February 27, 2009.
Across the world, people are judging the U.S. -- and Obama -- on how we treat our detainees.

Locked Out and Locked Up: Youth Missing in Action From Obama's Stimulus Plan

Locked Out and Locked Up: Youth Missing in Action From Obama's Stimulus Plan

Henry A. Giroux, TruthOut.org. February 21, 2009.
The quality of life for many young people appears even more fragile in the United States in this time of political, economic and social crisis.

Dr. King, Pete Seeger, & Barack Obama

Dr. King, Pete Seeger, & Barack Obama

ZP Heller, Brave New Foundation AlterNet: Video. January 21, 2009.
Remembering their messages in times of great adversity.

Is Marriage the Problem Rather than the Solution?

Is Marriage the Problem Rather than the Solution?

Amy DePaul, Bookslut. January 15, 2009.
Author Nancy Polikoff discusses how to change the law so that all families get the legal protections of marriage.

How Obama Can Fix Another Bush Disaster: The War on Workers

How Obama Can Fix Another Bush Disaster: The War on Workers

Art Levine, In These Times AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 5, 2009.
It is up to Obama to help undo the damage eight years of George Bush did to American workers.

Civil Rights Leaders Address Hate Crime Spike

Civil Rights Leaders Address Hate Crime Spike

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.

Online Journalists Now Most Jailed Worldwide

Online Journalists Now Most Jailed Worldwide

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 4, 2008.
"More Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium."

Immigrant Rights Signed Away?

Immigrant Rights Signed Away?

Jennifer Lee Koh, Esq., New America Media. December 4, 2008.
Government officials have convinced tens of thousands of immigrants to sign away their rights without consulting with an attorney.

Florida Gay Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

Florida Gay Adoption Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. November 25, 2008.
Another brick crumbles from the wall of inequality.

Don't Give African-Americans a Pass for Homophobia

Don't Give African-Americans a Pass for Homophobia

Clay Cane, The Advocate. November 22, 2008.
My great-great-grandmother was born a slave in Virginia. Should I not have the right to marry, just like my grandmother, simply because I am gay?

Join the National Day of Protest Against Prop 8

Join the National Day of Protest Against Prop 8

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 14, 2008.
Find out where your local protest will gather.