On AlterNet: utah

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

Exposed: Massive New Spy Center Built to Track Your Emails and Phone Calls

Amy Goodman, Nermeen Shaikh, James Bamford, Democracy Now!. March 21, 2012.

An investigative reporter reveals that the NSA has established listening posts throughout the nation to collect and sift through billions of email messages and phone calls.

After Recall, Arizona Moves Towards Humane Treatment of Immigrants

Valeria Fernandez, New American Media. December 7, 2011.

They propose that the city adopt guiding principles that focus on keeping immigrant families together and enforcing the law in a humanitarian way.

Tim DeChristopher Is Going to Jail, Now It's Our Turn

Bill McKibben, Huffington Post. July 27, 2011.

If you sweated through last week's record heat, if you watched the Mississippi swallow your town -- then Tim DeChristopher acted for you.

Environmental Activist Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to Prison, Tells the Court, "This Is What Hope Looks Like"

Tim DeChristopher, Peaceful Uprising. July 27, 2011.

"In these times of a morally bankrupt government that has sold out its principles, this is what patriotism looks like." Read his words to the court.

Femininity and Toughness: What Rodeo Queens Tell us About America

Glendenb, Daily Kos. July 26, 2011.

The complicated ways in which the myth of the (white) Wild West lives on.

The Eco-Hero Who Didn't Stand A Chance

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 20, 2011.

How an environmental advocate faces jail time for peacefully derailing the government's auction of Utah land.

New Oil and Gas Drilling Techniques Threaten Utah's Cultural and Environmental Riches

Andrea Peacock, AlterNet. May 16, 2011.

Advances in hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling has the petroleum industry taking another look at a lot of previously unpromising land.

Vision: Now Is the Time for Creative, Courageous, Nonviolent Action

Rebecca Tarbotton, Phil Radford, Bill McKibben, AlterNet. March 7, 2011.

Tim DeChristopher took a brave and lonely stand; it's time to make sure that in the future bravery comes in bigger quantities.

Activist Tim DeChristopher Found Guilty, Faces 10 Years in Prison After Trying to Save Public Lands From Oil and Gas Companies

Tina Gerhardt, AlterNet. March 4, 2011.

Tim DeChristopher has been found guilty of bidding in a BLM auction on land he did not have the money to pay for.

Mormon Church Joins Supporters for Progressive Immigration Reform, Helping Sink Arizona-Like Bill

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. November 18, 2010.

According to Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, “local law enforcement resources should focus on criminal activities, not civil violations of federal code.”

Tea Party Senate Candidate Mike Lee Tried to Dump 1,600 Tons of European Nuclear Waste on Utah

Andrew Belonsky, AlterNet. September 23, 2010.

With an assist from FreedomWorks, Mike Lee grabbed Utah's Senate nomination from incumbent Bob Bennett. Now he shows he's not a states' rights kind of guy.

Another Water Crisis Unfurling: Tar Sands Development Coming to Utah?

David Levitan, SolveClimate. April 14, 2010.

A new project may be coming to Utah that could have significant effects on water quality and quantity.

Welcome to Glenn Beck's World: What If the Tea Partiers Ruled the Country?

Chip Ward, TomDispatch.com. March 29, 2010.

Imagine a land where white, patriarchal, religiously zealous, Tea Party-type patriots rule. It's called Utah, and what happens here should terrify you.

Utah Miscarriage Law Reduces Women to Fetus Incubators

Melissa McEwan, Comment Is Free. March 17, 2010.

Anti-choicers' plan is to make legal abortion inaccessible and criminalize everything else. What's the point of Roe v Wade if women can't get abortions?

Meet the Man Behind Utah's New Law Criminalizing Miscarriages

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. March 11, 2010.

Rep. Carl Wimmer discusses his Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions bill and his long-term plans to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Utah Governor Signs Controversial Law Charging Women and Girls With Murder for Miscarriages

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. March 9, 2010.

Critics are worried the law will open up a Pandora's box of unintended legal consequences.

Utah Continues Reckless Efforts to Lock Up Pregnant Women

deleted, RH Reality Check. March 8, 2010.

Under a new bill, pregnant women who "know" that their cancer medications or other prescription medications could risk harm or cause pregnancy loss could still be arrested.

Video: Utah Senator: "I Don't Want The Gays Stuffin' It Down My Throat"

deleted, AlterNet. November 24, 2009.

In an interview about a proposed anti-discrimination measure, Utah State Sen. Chris Buttars reveals some deep-seated fears.

The Crisis Hasn't Hit Everywhere: 10 States Weathering the Economic Storm

Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor. April 27, 2009.

Not every state has been burned by the housing bust. And having oil and gas revenues doesn't hurt either.

This Law's for You: Home Brewers Score a Victory in Utah

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. March 6, 2009.

The home brewers' victory in Utah is one step to enabling the beer drinkers of the world to take back their brew from corporations.

Hero Activist Throws a Monkey Wrench in Big Oil's Land Auction

dday, Hullabaloo. December 28, 2008.

Activists can learn a lot from the creativity of Tim DeChristopher.

Going, Going, Gone! Bush Auctions Off Wilderness Land in Utah

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. December 18, 2008.

"These lands are not Cheney's and Bush's. The lands are ours. ... They're part of our legacy."

Gun Crazy: Firearms Proponents Want a World Where College Kids Carry Concealed Weapons

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 9, 2008.

The NRA and Co. have pushed campaigns to allow concealed-weapons permits on college campuses in 15 states this year and failed in all of them.

Mormons Losing Members Over Anti-Gay Campaigns

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. November 30, 2008.

"I think the church has no right to assume the inner thinkings of its members and take such an open stand of any political issue."

LA Film Fest Director Resigns over Prop 8 $$$

Lisa Derrick, Firedoglake. November 27, 2008.

Richard Raddon has resigned over his $1,500 donation to Yes on 8, prompted by his Mormon Church.