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Taking the Bible to Court
Ned Flanders of The Simpsons agrees with Bible publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson that homosexuals are “wicked” and won’t go to Heaven.Bible Publishers Sued for Anti-Gay References By Rick Pedraza / July 10, 2008 A Michigan man is seeking $70 … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Criminal Justice, Homophibia, Homosexuality, Religion, Religious Right, Right Wing
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More Evidence of the Amerikkkan Police State
The FBI’s plan to “profile” MuslimsBy Juan Cole / July 10, 2008 It’s unconstitutional, un-American — and it might hurt, rather than help, the FBI’s effort to stop real acts of terror. The U.S. Justice Department is considering a change … Continue reading
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Canadian Court Sides With U.S. Deserter
Read a gripping excerpt from Joshua Key’s book, “The Deserter’s Tale,” at the end of this article. It is a revelation. Ruling: Soldier witnessed enough rights abuses to gain Canadian asylum By Janice Tibetts | July 5, 2008 OTTAWA — … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Canada, Criminal Justice, Deserters, Geneva Conventions, GI's, International Law, U.S. Military
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Abbie and the Theater of the Flag
Abbie Hoffman, proudly attired.What Would Abbie Hoffman Have Thought Of The Flag Lapel Pin Debate?By Chris Weigant / July 4, 2008 I’d like to address, in as patriotic spirit as can be mustered, the wearing of United States flag lapel … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbie Hoffman, Agitprop, Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Direct Action, Flag Pin, New Left, Peace Movement, Sixties, Street Theater, The Left, The Movement, Yippies
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Telling Doctors What To Think
South Dakota’s unbelievable new abortion lawBy Emily Bazelon / July 2, 2008 In 2005, South Dakota passed an unprecedented abortion law. The statute purports to be about ensuring that patients give informed consent. Planned Parenthood characterizes it differently: as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Abortion Rights, Criminal Justice, Planned Parenthood, Sexism, Women
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Moral Depravity in Very High Places
Averting our gaze from U.S. crueltyBy Linda McQuaig / July 1, 2008 Does the president of the United States have the right to order a detainee buried alive? Oddly, this grotesque question was posed at a U.S. Congressional hearing last … Continue reading
Exxon Valdez – An Inevitability, Not an Accident
Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Spillby Greg Palast / June 26, 2008 Twenty years after Exxon Valdez slimed over one thousand miles of Alaskan beaches, the company has yet to pay the $5 billion in punitive damages awarded by the … Continue reading
Stories of Criminal Injustice and the Black Panther Party
Louisiana State PenitentiaryJudge: Mistakes led to ‘Angola 3’ convictionBy Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2008 Mariann Wizard is a long-time Austin activist, a member of MDS/Austin and a regular contributor to The Rag Blog AUSTIN, TX. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Austin, Black Panthers, Criminal Justice, Political Prisoners
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Home of the Brave: We Should All Be Ashamed
Omar KhadrProsecuting Children as Terrorists: Keeping America SafeBy Dave Lindorff President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and the rest of the warmongers and terror-pimps in the White House would have us believe that Omar Khadr is a monster. Khadr is … Continue reading
Insisting on the Pursuit of Justice
Lawrence VelvelLaw School to Plan Bush War Crimes ProsecutionJune 17, 2008 A conference to plan the prosecution of President Bush and other high administration officials for war crimes will be held September 13-14 at the Massachusetts School of Law at … Continue reading
Mariann Wizard : Hypocrisy and the Drug War
Sinister Drug War Propagandists will stoop to any low level as evident in this World War 2 Era Political Cartoon from the Buffalo Courier-Express equating Marijuana with Nazism. From Daily Kos. Mariann Wizard posted the following as a comment appended … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Drug War, Drugs, Marijuana
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Vincent Bugliosi : Indict Bush for Murder
Vincent Bugliosi during his prosecution of Charles Manson, January, 1971. Photo by Curt Gunther. Holds Bush responsible for deaths of more that 4,000 GIs Vincent Bugliosi has written three New York Times #1 best sellers. He has also had twenty-one … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Criminal Justice, George Bush, GI's, Iraq, Vincent Bugliosi, War Crimes
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