Author Archives: Thorne Dreyer

UT/Austin law professor Barbara Hines and students from her immigration law clinic, outside the Hutto Immigrant Detention Center at Taylor, Texas. Tuesday : Say No To Hutto This is a reminder that following Tuesday’s primary elections will be a caucus … Continue reading →

In its March 3, 2008 issue, The New Yorker magazine has a major feature story on the T. Don Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas – one of two facilities in the country used to detain immigrant families. Hutto has … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Censored Library May Have Secret Foreign DonorsBy Think Progress / February 29, 2008 Southern Methodist University in Dallas announced last week that the university will be home to President Bush’s $200 million presidential library. Bush’s library, however, will be … Continue reading →

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Activists Bare Teeth Over ForeclosuresBy Adam Geller / March 1, 2008 Folks on Humphrey Hill Drive were still waking up on the icy Saturday morning the shark hunters came to town. They rounded the suburban traffic circle in a pair … Continue reading →

A Brand of Politician: To a True Maverick, It’s an Earned LabelBy Joe Holley / March 1, 2008 Arizona Sen. John McCain happily donned the “maverick” mantle in 2000 as he climbed aboard the Straight Talk Express and set off … Continue reading →

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Human Rights, Torture and the PresidencyBy Naomi Wolf / February 28, 2008 I just flew back from Australia, where I was speaking about the erosions of our civil liberties. Believe me, the rest of the world is agog at our … Continue reading →

In its March 3, 2008 issue, The New Yorker magazine has a major feature story on the T. Don Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas – one of two facilities in the country used to detain immigrant families. Hutto has … Continue reading →

The Three Trillion Dollar WarBy Peter Wilson / February 28, 2008 The Iraq war has cost the United States 50-60 times more than the Bush administration predicted and was a central cause of the sub-prime banking crisis threatening the world … Continue reading →