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AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 23, 2009.
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is hitting the president hard -- with his own words -- for backing a health-care bill with a mandate and no public option.
Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. December 3, 2009.
Feingold votes against a successful amendment that provides women free mammograms and other preventive services.
John Nichols, The Nation. December 1, 2009.
Presidents are not supposed to begin and end the discussion about war. With both parties divided over Afghanistan, it's time for Congress to debate the Obama's war plan.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. November 24, 2009.
Three contentious provisions are scheduled to expire next month; opponents of these sections have been pushing to roll them back. But Obama seems ready to renew them.
The American Civil Liberties UnionOctober 1, 2009.
Sen. Russ Feingold and others have introduced the JUSTICE Act, which reforms our surveillance laws, including the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. July 30, 2009.
In an exclusive interview, Feingold argues why his lone vote to oppose expanding the military by 30,000 soldiers was the right one.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.
As Cheney told ABC News: "I was aware of the program ... and involved in helping get the process cleared ... I supported it."
Doug Kendall, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 13, 2009.
The Republicans come out swinging against judicial empathy and the infamous 'wise Latina' remark.
Ari Melber, Huffington Post. July 8, 2009.
Even George W. Bush, who so pushed the boundaries of executive power, never proposed a statutory scheme to hold people indefinitely.
Dafna Linzer, Peter Finn, ProPublica. June 30, 2009.
Such an order embraces claims by George W. Bush that certain people can be held without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. June 18, 2009.
In a letter to president Obama, Sen. Russ Feingold issues a stern warning about his dangerously shifting positions on wiretapping.
Agence France PresseJune 10, 2009.
At a Senate hearing Tuesday, Feingold said that holding suspects indefinitely must not be 'enshrined as acceptable in our system of justice.'
Meredith McGehee, Campaign Legal Center Blog. April 30, 2009.
It’s been seven years since the McCain-Feingold bill was passed, yet the measure is still the subject of a massive amount of disinformation.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 23, 2009.
Brave Afghan vet demands answers from Congress.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. April 20, 2009.
While Democratic leaders stay silent on Obama's refusal to hold torturers accountable, activists call on Congress to impeach.
Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post. March 20, 2009.
The Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009 comes just after New Mexico governor Bill Richardson banned capital punishment in his state.
Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.
Six years into the war, many U.S. bases in Iraq are still without incinerators, leaving open pits spewing toxic plumes over soldiers and civilians.
John Nichols, TheNation.com. March 3, 2009.
MoveOn's new director says the group has other priorities than telling Obama he's wrong on Afghanistan. This is a mistake.
Leslie Schulman, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 19, 2008.
A recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing took on the vast expansion of presidential powers under Bush.
Russ Feingold, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 23, 2008.
Two Dems go after Bush's attempt to jump-start WTO talks.
Bob Ostertag, Huffington Post. July 9, 2008.
Want to put Obama's feet to the fire? Donate to a Senator who has been a true leader on the issue: Russ Feingold.
True MajorityJune 26, 2008.
Congress thought granting immunity to phone companies that violate our rights was a good idea. Tens of thousands of their constituents disagreed.
Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. June 26, 2008.
"The most embarrassing failure of the Democrats I've seen since 2006 other than the failure to vote to end the Iraq War."
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2007.
Kathy Kattenburg: Congress is not being courageous by "allowing" the Senate to vote on the Feingold-Reid amendment, they're being cowardly.
