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Bush's war on women's bodies

Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:26 PM
As the sun finally begins to rise and banish the darkness of the Bush years, we continue to witness an alarming chain of eleventh-hour regulations emanating from the White House. The latest of those offenses against decency was published today : The Bush
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Little hope of justice on torture

Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:07 PM
Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee released a bipartisan report that explicitly names Donald Rumsfeld, his minions, George W. Bush, and others in his administration as the parties responsible for the use of torture as official tools of the US
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Diebold admits to dropping votes

Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:31 PM
Diebold (now called "Premier," since their previous name has become radioactive) has admitted that their electronic voting machines contain a critical flaw which can drop votes : A voting system used in 34 states contains a critical programming error
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Justice denied

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:12 PM
Salim Hamdan was convicted today of providing material support to terrorists in a sham kangaroo court convened at Guantanamo. His "trial" included the admission of inflammatory, irrelevant evidence such as the 1998 African embassy bombings and the 9/11
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David Neiwert on the TVUUC shooting

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:50 PM
David Neiwert, who has written extensively about eliminationist rhetoric from the right wing against liberals, had this to say about Sunday's tragedy in Knoxville: In reality, of course, rhetoric like this has historically played a critical role in some
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The day after

Monday, July 28, 2008 8:50 PM
Yesterday, a senseless act of non-random violence struck this city. A man, mad at the world and blaming liberals for his personal ills, targeted the innocent congregants of a progressive church in Knoxville, killing two and wounding seven. Like everyone
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A new Church Committee?

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:29 PM
Salon has obtained a confidential memo written for certain members of Congress that outlines a proposal for an inquiry modeled on the Church Committee ; this modern version of Church would focus on the malfeasance of the Bush administration, and it hints
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Taking the FISA fight to the next level

Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:50 PM
I've often thought that President Bush probably read " The Trial " and " 1984 " at some point and mistook them for how-to manuals. Today's signing of the FISA bill tends to support that theory. On the heels of yesterday's capitulation by the Senate on
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A silver lining?

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:15 PM
The Senate predictably caved today and passed the FISA reform bill, which included immunity for the telecommunications companies that had conspired with intelligence agencies to spy on Americans without warrant. Bruce Afran, an attorney representing plaintiffs
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Feingold speaks on the FISA travesty

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:50 PM
In this interview with Amy Goodman , Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) promises to filibuster the horrid FISA amnesty bill when it reaches the Senate. First, he outlines the most potent objections to the bill: Sen. Russ Feingold : Well, this is a great blow
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