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Monday Must Reads

March 7, 2011

THE ONGOING MISTREATMENT OF BRADLEY MANNING The punitive mistreatment of Bradley Manning has taken...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Courts • Crime and Punishment • Criminal Justice • Must Reads • Supreme Court

Thursday Must Reads

March 3, 2011

THE SUPREMES AFFIRM THE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS OF THE HIDEOUSLY HATEFUL, WESTBORO-ITES Just speaking...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • LGBTQ

Happy Valentine’s Day….It’s Time to Dump the Defense of Marriage Act

February 14, 2011

The New York Times editorial runs it down: The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is indefensible —...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Human Rights

For Martin Luther King Jr….With Gratitude

January 17, 2011

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • LGBTQ

The Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Passes. A Gift for All of Us

December 18, 2010

Amazing. The Dream Act had enough votes to pass, 70 percent of Americans wanted it, but...

Civil Liberties • Civil Rights • Free Speech • Freedom of Information • Future of Journalism

WikiLeaks, Assange, Public Bloodlust & a Few Sane Voices

December 10, 2010

The hysterical reactions by seemingly sane people on the topic of WikiLeaks and Julian Assange ...