Mary Shaw

                 

Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views appear regularly in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. Note that the ideas expressed here are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Amnesty International or any other organization with which she may be associated.

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162 Articles, 13 Quick Links, 43 Comments, 428 Diaries, 0 Polls

Public Diaries

Personal Diaries

Sunday, August 26, 2007
A reality check on Women's Equality Day

Saturday, August 25, 2007
Iraq fraud whistleblowers vilified -- and tortured

Friday, August 24, 2007
More White House secrecy

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Foreign policy experts say the U.S. is losing the "war on terror"

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Nuclear hazards in Tennessee were kept hidden from the public

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
New surveillance powers are worse than we thought

Friday, August 17, 2007
Padilla found guilty on terrorism charges; Amnesty Intl responds

Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Abuse of Jose Padilla in U.S. detention led to severe mental health issues

Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Kenneth Foster sentenced to death in Texas for a murder that his friend committed

Monday, August 13, 2007
Richardson blows it on gay question (no pun intended) (5 comments)

Thursday, August 9, 2007
Mark Fiore: "Aye, Spy!"

Wednesday, August 8, 2007
From the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction files: Air Force charges victim in her own rape (1 comments)

Monday, August 6, 2007
Pentagon loses 190,000 guns (which may have fallen into the hands of our enemies) (1 comments)

Sunday, August 5, 2007
In Bush vs. the rule of law, Congress once again votes for Bush (1 comments)

Friday, August 3, 2007
DiFi approves bigot for Mississippi appellate court

Thursday, August 2, 2007
More executive privilege: Is this a democracy or a dictatorship? (2 comments)

Thursday, August 2, 2007
Mark Fiore on achieving peace through -- bombs??? (1 comments)

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Gonzales impeachment is on the table

Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Sen. Dianne Feinstein calls for closure of Guantanamo prison

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
House passes Lilly Ledbetter bill; NOW sees other obstacles. (3 comments)

Monday, July 30, 2007
A third of Iraqis need urgent aid. This is "liberation"?

Sunday, July 29, 2007
George W. Bush, Warlord

Saturday, July 28, 2007
Tell your representative to stop wage discrimination and restore fairness

Thursday, July 26, 2007
Gonzo caught perjuring himself again

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
UK wants to extend pre-charge detentions for terror suspects. Amnesty Intl fires back.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Bush refuses to help sick children. Will Congress care enough to override a veto? (7 comments)

Monday, July 23, 2007
Bush refuses to share post-attack plan with Congressional Homeland Security Committee member (2 comments)

Saturday, July 21, 2007
Amnesty Intl responds to Bush's executive order on treatment of detainees

Thursday, July 19, 2007
America the paranoid (5 comments)

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
July 17 - World Day for International Justice

Monday, July 16, 2007
Urgent: Tell your senators to restore habeas corpus (1 comments)

Saturday, July 14, 2007
Bush puts his blinders on for his weekly radio address

Friday, July 13, 2007
Tell Congress to provide health care coverage for uninsured children (8 comments)

Thursday, July 12, 2007
UK wants to lift the ban on torture

Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Mandatory reading from The Nation - The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness (2 comments)

Saturday, July 7, 2007
Live Earth gets booed (1 comments)

Friday, July 6, 2007
Urge your Representative to support meaningful energy legislation (1 comments)

Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Is the Magna Carta just an historical document?

Monday, July 2, 2007
Fighting them over there and fighting them over here

Friday, June 29, 2007
Amnesty Intl speaks out on the anniversary of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

Friday, June 29, 2007
O'Reilly calls the kettle black (1 comments)

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Senate votes against workers' rights

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
David Corn reviews "SiCKO" (and you can help change the system)

Monday, June 25, 2007
Amnesty Intl: Guantanamo must be closed immediately (1 comments)

Monday, June 25, 2007
A Mighty Heart: Does this movie condone torture? (2 comments)

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Americans just want passive, thought-free entertainment (2 comments)

Friday, June 22, 2007
Ambiguous rumblings about impending White House decision to close Gitmo

Thursday, June 21, 2007
Mark Fiore: Innovations in Energy

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
June 20 is World Refugee Day. Take action for Iraqi refugees.

Monday, June 18, 2007
Did Rumsfeld lie to Congress about Abu Ghraib?

Sunday, June 17, 2007
Court rules former detainee can sue Ashcroft and others

Sunday, June 17, 2007
Massachusetts lawmaker speaks out on why she voted against a ban on same-sex marriage (1 comments)

Friday, June 15, 2007
Happy Birthday, Habeas. Take action to restore this fundamental right.

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Massachusetts stands up against bigotry

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Mark Fiore: Torture 101

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Another innocent man, kidnapped by the CIA and tortured, tells his story

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
"Instant Karma" released today! Get great music and help save Darfur

Monday, June 11, 2007
Please take these two quick actions to help save the environment (1 comments)

Sunday, June 10, 2007
Homophobia makes us less safe (1 comments)

Saturday, June 9, 2007
Habeas corpus: Good news, some questions, and a call to action

Friday, June 8, 2007
Mark Fiore on immigration

Thursday, June 7, 2007
What about all the other prisoners with medical situations? (6 comments)

Thursday, June 7, 2007
Human rights groups name 39 CIA "disappeared" detainees

Thursday, June 7, 2007
Torture finally gets discredited in the mainstream media

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Amnesty comments on yesterday's tribunal ruling: A fair trial is not possible at Gitmo (1 comments)

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Libby, Cheney, Bush, and Nixon: A Watergate figure speaks out on the problem with pardons

Monday, June 4, 2007
June 26: Come to Washington to help restore habeas corpus (2 comments)

Friday, June 1, 2007
The Bush administration is developing secret new torture guidelines

Thursday, May 31, 2007
Bush's sanctions on Sudan: We need to do more - and you can help

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Supreme Court rules in favor of pay discrimination

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Cast your vote for the worst offenders in the Corporate Hall of Shame

Monday, May 28, 2007
On Memorial Day in a time of war

Sunday, May 27, 2007
Irony: White House considering 2008 troop withdrawals

Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tell the G8 to keep its promises on AIDS, poverty, health, and education (1 comments)

Thursday, May 24, 2007
E-mail your Senators: Support Sen. Harkin's new bill to close Gitmo (1 comments)

Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Amnesty's Annual Report 2007: Politics of fear creating a dangerously divided world

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Despite global warming, people are polluting more than ever

Monday, May 21, 2007
The HPV vaccine war continues (2 comments)

Thursday, May 17, 2007
Suddenly we need a "War Czar"? (2 comments)

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Jewish Navy vet says chaplains used high-pressure methods to convert him to Christianity (2 comments)

Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Lou Dobbs incorrectly asserts that immigrants are bringing leprosy into the U.S. (7 comments)

Monday, May 14, 2007
Iraqi parliament wants U.S. out

Sunday, May 13, 2007
On Mother's Day, tell Congress to support children's health

Friday, May 11, 2007
Mark Fiore: Pentagon Film Fest

Thursday, May 10, 2007
More dead babies in Iraq

Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Tell Fidelity: Divest for Darfur

Tuesday, May 8, 2007
More U.S. health care woes: Self-employed struggle to get insurance

Sunday, May 6, 2007
CREW: Feds rejected million$ in foreign aid after Katrina

Saturday, May 5, 2007
U.S. turns further away from human rights

Friday, May 4, 2007
Kent State: Thoughts on a sad anniversary

Thursday, May 3, 2007
Take action on World Press Freedom Day

Thursday, May 3, 2007
Mark Fiore: Veto Accomplished

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Workers around the world are being threatened, harassed, and even killed for standing up for their basic rights

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Innocent people have been executed in the U.S.

Monday, April 30, 2007
Amnesty says China fails to keep promises on human rights in lead-up to Olympics

Sunday, April 29, 2007
Take action for Darfur (1 comments)

Friday, April 27, 2007
Sunday, April 29: Global Day for Darfur

Friday, April 27, 2007
Amid falling execution rates, Amnesty calls for a universal moratorium

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Mark Fiore: Gun Crazy

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Tell Barrick to stop mining for gold on Shoshone sacred grounds (2 comments)

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Amnesty International report: U.S. authorities fail to protect Native American women from shocking rates of rape

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
An island made by global warming (and many to be destroyed)

Monday, April 23, 2007
Why do they think women are worth less than men? (1 comments)

Sunday, April 22, 2007
Earth Day actions: Speak out against corporations that violate the earth and its inhabitants

Friday, April 20, 2007
Amnesty International alarmed at Iraq's soaring execution rate

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Mark Fiore: Outta' Africa

Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Right-wing press stoops to a new low with Osama-Obama cartoon

Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Guns in schools and in society

Monday, April 16, 2007
Where are your tax dollars going? (1 comments)

Sunday, April 15, 2007
Bhopal revisited: Amnesty International seeks SEC investigation of Dow Chemical (2 comments)

Friday, April 13, 2007
Hey Olbermann: Lay off Cooper (14 comments)

Friday, April 13, 2007
Why Imus is not a free speech issue (2 comments)

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
On Iraq appropriations, it's Bush's way or the highway

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Only Bush wants us to stay in Iraq

Monday, April 9, 2007
NOW says "Dump Don Imus" (8 comments)

Sunday, April 8, 2007
Mark Fiore: Feeling the Heat

Friday, April 6, 2007
Amnesty International: Conditions at Gitmo are getting worse (1 comments)

Thursday, April 5, 2007
Ahmadinejad vs. Bush: Which has the bigger heart? (3 comments)

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Another innocent person released from Gitmo

Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Amnesty Internatonal Video: Military Defense Counsel/Gitmo (1 comments)

Sunday, April 1, 2007
The American ghosts of Abu Ghraib (1 comments)

Friday, March 30, 2007
Unfair death sentences: Another reason for Gonzales to resign (1 comments)

Thursday, March 29, 2007
Mark Fiore on Bush's partisan fishing expeditions

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Amnesty report on Hicks tribunal -- direct from Guantanamo Bay!

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Anti-gay, racist e-mails from an Army recruiter

Monday, March 26, 2007
Pakistani gang-rape victim becomes crusader for women's rights

Saturday, March 24, 2007
Amnesty speaks out against U.S. military tribunals

Friday, March 23, 2007
Make a call to restore the Constitution

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The U.S. attorney firings: the Senate takes action and Bush tapdances

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confessions too coincidental? (3 comments)

Sunday, March 18, 2007
For DC residents, it's taxation without representation (but you can make a difference)

Saturday, March 17, 2007
Texas lawmaker removes "execution art" from Capitol

Thursday, March 15, 2007
Mark Fiore: Gonzales performance review

Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Human Rights Campaign responds to General Pace (2 comments)

Tuesday, March 13, 2007
U.S. Army is ordering injured troops to go to Iraq (1 comments)

Sunday, March 11, 2007
The "surge" wasn't enough; now Bush wants to endanger even more troops (3 comments)

Friday, March 9, 2007
Newspapers drop Coulter (3 comments)

Thursday, March 8, 2007
Take action for International Women's Day

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Amnesty interviews a former detainee

Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Starvation = Liberation???

Monday, March 5, 2007
Pentagon to judge: My dog ate my interrogation video

Sunday, March 4, 2007
Still in favor of the death penalty? (4 comments)

Friday, March 2, 2007
Army medical system cleans house. Will vets finally get proper care? (1 comments)

Thursday, March 1, 2007
In the U.S., oil is more important than our children (1 comments)

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Bush vs. the Dow (2 comments)

Monday, February 26, 2007
An easy way to address an inconvenient truth: Support the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act

Thursday, February 22, 2007
Senate Democrats move to limit U.S. mission in Iraq (1 comments)

Thursday, February 22, 2007
Bush's shrinking coalition

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
High court rules against due process; Amnesty responds; you can take action

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
How Guatanamo affects families

Sunday, February 18, 2007
Congress: Coequal or codependent?

Friday, February 16, 2007
What if Tim Hardaway were anti-Semitic? (3 comments)

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
8 Reasons to Close Guantanamo Now (1 comments)

Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Guns killing people in Philly

Monday, February 12, 2007
Revenge of the Dixie Chicks, Part II

Sunday, February 11, 2007
Are You Afraid Of Shaquille O'Neal?

Friday, February 9, 2007
Bush again thumbs his nose at the world

Thursday, February 8, 2007
Act now to restore Habeas Corpus

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Mistrial declared in Watada court-martial

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Bush: To hell with all the sick American children, we've got a nice, juicy war to fight!

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
A solution to the voting machine integrity issue? (7 comments)

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Gay rights group speaks out against Super Bowl Snickers commercial (1 comments)

Monday, February 5, 2007
Amnesty International speaks out in support of Lt. Ehren Watada

Saturday, February 3, 2007
Oil companies tried to pay scientists to undermine climate change report

Friday, February 2, 2007
Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (1 comments)

Thursday, February 1, 2007
It's time again for government by fear (and who we should really be afraid of)

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
RIP Molly Ivins

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
I did not write that letter to The New York Times

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
New torture stories from Abu Ghraib

Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Olbermann exposes SOTU terror lies (3 comments)

Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Ronald Reagan and the Salvadoran baby skulls

Monday, January 29, 2007
John Dean on Gonzales's disgraceful testimony to the Senate (1 comments)

Sunday, January 28, 2007
Peace signs in Washington

Saturday, January 27, 2007
The state of human rights

Friday, January 26, 2007
EPA set to abandon 30 years of air quality control. Take action!

Thursday, January 25, 2007
Congress needs to get binding

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Bush on the environment: Too little, too late?

Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Spin of the Union (and a temporary remedy)

Monday, January 22, 2007
Happy anniversary, Roe v. Wade

Sunday, January 21, 2007
Is this nation any longer a democracy? (3 comments)

Friday, January 19, 2007
Pentagon sets no-win rules for detainee trials; Amnesty responds

Thursday, January 18, 2007
Is Barack Obama not black enough for the right-wingnuts?! (1 comments)

Wednesday, January 17, 2007
What if the troops in Iraq don't want more funding?

Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Is Exxon changing its evil ways?

Monday, January 15, 2007
Barbara Boxer vs. Condi: We're all alone in this escalation

Monday, January 15, 2007
MLK vs. war

Monday, January 15, 2007
In pursuit of Dr. King's dream

Sunday, January 14, 2007
EU urged to lead on human rights as U.S. loses moral authority

Saturday, January 13, 2007
Can Congress stop the war?

Friday, January 12, 2007
Are we at war with Iran? (2 comments)

Thursday, January 11, 2007
Gitmo's unhappy anniversary

Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Big Brother goes online -- with YOU! (3 comments)

Monday, January 8, 2007
Pentagon confirms that Bush's new Iraq strategy won't work; Bush likely won't care.

Sunday, January 7, 2007
Iraq PM discounts the right to a fair trial

Saturday, January 6, 2007
Did Cheney order the Pentagon to draft nuclear war plans against Iran? (1 comments)

Friday, January 5, 2007
Bush wants to open your mail

Thursday, January 4, 2007
Maliki has had enough

Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Heading it off at the pass: Debunking media myths and falsehoods as Dems launch their "100 hours" plan

Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Saddam is dead,and so are many unaddressed international issues

Monday, January 1, 2007
New York Times vs. Gitmo

Sunday, December 31, 2006
U.S. military casualties in Iraq reach 3,000

Sunday, December 31, 2006
The flag-draped coffin double standard

Saturday, December 30, 2006
Saddam: Another dead tyrant, another excuse? (2 comments)

Friday, December 29, 2006
Shooting the messenger: Abu Ghraib whistleblower's life is ruined

Thursday, December 28, 2006
Amnesty International's reaction to Saddam Hussein's imminent hanging (2 comments)

Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Global warming: Islands are starting to disappear

Tuesday, December 26, 2006
U.S. military deaths in Iraq now exceed the 9/11 body count (1 comments)

Tuesday, December 26, 2006
U.S. is holding Iranians

Monday, December 25, 2006
Would Jesus approve of Christmas?

Sunday, December 24, 2006
Must-see documentary: "The Ground Truth" (17 comments)

Saturday, December 23, 2006
Bush again circumvents Congress -- this time with nukes

Friday, December 22, 2006
Justice for the people of Haditha?

Thursday, December 21, 2006
Pentagon loses track of military contractors (and blows millions more of our tax dollars) (1 comments)

Wednesday, December 20, 2006
More troops: Where will they come from? (6 comments)

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Threatened by Obama (1 comments)

Monday, December 18, 2006
Lethal injection suspended in two states

Friday, December 15, 2006
New Hamdan ruling: Another step backwards for human rights

Thursday, December 14, 2006
More fun with war profiteering

Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Don't let Bush deny protection to refugees from Darfur

Monday, December 11, 2006
Amnesty International responds to Pinochet's death

Sunday, December 10, 2006
December 10 is Human Rights Day

Saturday, December 9, 2006
Human rights and the Mumia case

Thursday, December 7, 2006
Go see "Blood Diamond" this weekend

Wednesday, December 6, 2006
No more taxation without representation! Support the DC Voting Rights Act.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Former CIA folks weigh in on Bob Gates

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Annan on Bolton

Monday, December 4, 2006
Bolton's holiday gift to the world: His resignation (1 comments)

Monday, December 4, 2006
Would Americans elect a non-white or non-male president? (2 comments)

Sunday, December 3, 2006
Dow Chemical must be held responsible for Bhopal disaster

Saturday, December 2, 2006
Another reason to take the train

Friday, December 1, 2006
Take action on World AIDS Day

Thursday, November 30, 2006
Ahmadinejad stirs the pot

Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Woman fined for peace sign wreath (1 comments)

Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Will this man die because of a police set-up? (3 comments)

Monday, November 27, 2006
"Bobby" -- A timely tribute to RFK

Sunday, November 26, 2006
eHarmony is eBigoted

Friday, November 24, 2006
More fun with the fast food industry

Thursday, November 23, 2006
The obligatory but heartfelt annual thanks-giving piece

Wednesday, November 22, 2006
PA legislature passes tougher child sex abuse bill

Monday, November 20, 2006
"Fast Food Nation" - I dare you to eat a burger after seeing this (2 comments)

Sunday, November 19, 2006
Amnesty speaks out against new war crimes compound at Gitmo

Saturday, November 18, 2006
Iranian stones are more deadly than their uranium (6 comments)

Thursday, November 16, 2006
Beware the Butterball (3 comments)

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
CIA acknowledges 2 interrogation memos (but keeps lots of other stuff secret) (2 comments)

Tuesday, November 14, 2006
What was Specter thinking?

Monday, November 13, 2006
Will your passport soon be worthless? (2 comments)

Sunday, November 12, 2006
Accountability at last in Washington?

Saturday, November 11, 2006
A Veterans Day call for better VA funding (3 comments)

Friday, November 10, 2006
Amnesty International working to restore human rights in the U.S. (3 comments)

Thursday, November 9, 2006
Rumsfeld is gone, but don't let him off the hook (2 comments)

Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Congratulations, America! (Now let's get busy.)

Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Stop reading and vote! (1 comments)

Monday, November 6, 2006
Freedom video: Watch it, share it, and then vote

Monday, November 6, 2006
Bush tries to bar detainees from talking about interrogations

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Saddam sentenced to hang. Now beware the post-sentencing propaganda. (1 comments)

Saturday, November 4, 2006
Amnesty's new video on the Military Commissions Act

Friday, November 3, 2006
The truth comes out: Female U.S. soldier in Iraq commits suicide after objecting to torture

Thursday, November 2, 2006
Kerry's real mistake (1 comments)

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Bush scares the voters with deja vu

Tuesday, October 31, 2006
United States now ranks 53rd in world press freedom (1 comments)

Monday, October 30, 2006
Death of a President: Fiction that needs to stay that way

Sunday, October 29, 2006
Pope flip-flops on clergy sex abuse?

Friday, October 27, 2006
Cheney confirms that detainees were tortured

Thursday, October 26, 2006
New Jersey Supreme Court rules in favor of equal rights for gay couples

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
We're living beyond the planet's means

Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Jesus Camp: It's child abuse

Monday, October 23, 2006
Prisoners of conscience: They're not just for the third world any more

Sunday, October 22, 2006
Security vs. Liberty: Specter says one thing, does another

Sunday, October 22, 2006
Mark Fiore: Axis of Oops (1 comments)

Saturday, October 21, 2006
Why the tide is turning on the voting machine issue (1 comments)

Friday, October 20, 2006
The Saddam verdict -- A November surprise?

Thursday, October 19, 2006
Analyzing Bush and his Military Commissions Act

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Bush trashed Carter's peace deal with North Korea

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Last King of Scotland: An all-too-familiar glimpse into the psyche of a dictator

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Children starve while Americans get fat

Monday, October 16, 2006
U.S. Marine Corps shoots the messenger to cover up war crimes

Sunday, October 15, 2006
More innocent people released from Gitmo

Saturday, October 14, 2006
America will end on October 17 at 9:35 a.m. (3 comments)

Thursday, October 12, 2006
U.S. troop levels in Iraq may not change until 2010 (at least)

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
For tobacco companies, profits are more important than human life and well-being

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
More deceptions from the Santorum campaign

Monday, October 9, 2006
Cowboys and nukes

Sunday, October 8, 2006
Insurgents are getting even better at killing and maiming our troops, but Bush doesn't care

Saturday, October 7, 2006
Nancy Pelosi's beautiful plans (4 comments)

Friday, October 6, 2006
Suing to save America (2 comments)

Thursday, October 5, 2006
War for fun and profit

Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Foley's excuses harm even more people

Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Pedophile in denial (1 comments)

Monday, October 2, 2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon -- and all dissidents (1 comments)

Sunday, October 1, 2006
More fun with .50-caliber rifles (1 comments)

Saturday, September 30, 2006
Amnesty International press release on detainee legislation

Friday, September 29, 2006
The Senate votes against human rights (1 comments)

Thursday, September 28, 2006
House passes horrendous detainee bill

Wednesday, September 27, 2006
An Iraq war vet weighs in on the importance of upholding the Geneva Conventions

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Will your vote count?

Monday, September 25, 2006
Philly goes smokefree

Sunday, September 24, 2006
Who would Jesus shoot? (2 comments)

Saturday, September 23, 2006
Is Osama dead? Is Bush off the hook?

Friday, September 22, 2006
Who would Jesus torture? (1 comments)

Thursday, September 21, 2006
Bill Frist, the torture doctor (1 comments)

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
AP photographer held by U.S. without charges for 5 months (and counting)

Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Debunking Bush's ticking time bomb (1 comments)

Monday, September 18, 2006
Worse than Watergate: What John Dean told me about the Bush administration (1 comments)

Sunday, September 17, 2006
Bush admits that he doesn't know the meaning of human dignity (3 comments)

Saturday, September 16, 2006
Condi does a good thing - stops transfer of cluster bombs

Friday, September 15, 2006
Finally, some conservatives are growing a conscience and a backbone

Thursday, September 14, 2006
Mark Fiore: Knuckles goes to Washington

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
27 die in mass Iraqi execution (3 comments)

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Extraordinary rendition: Amnesty vs. Bush

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
GOP officials say they'll resort to attack ads

Sunday, September 10, 2006
Bush declares war on human rights

Saturday, September 9, 2006
ABC's 9/11 mockudrama: It gets worse

Friday, September 8, 2006
New video of Osama with the 9/11 hijackers: Where's Saddam?

Thursday, September 7, 2006
Senate votes to kill more innocent civilians

Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Taking the "docu" out of ABC's 9/11 "docudrama" (1 comments)

Monday, September 4, 2006
What are we celebrating on this Labor Day?

Sunday, September 3, 2006
The new Johnny Walker: American al-Qaida mugs for the cameras

Saturday, September 2, 2006
What mission accomplished?

Friday, September 1, 2006
I wish they all could be California pols

Thursday, August 31, 2006
Gonzales criticizes Iraq on torture. In other words, the pot calls the kettle black. (1 comments)

Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Amnesty International discusses the Israeli-Lebanese fiasco on Democracy Now

Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Was the White House complicit in Katrina disaster response failure -- and cover-up?

Monday, August 28, 2006
That militia is supposed to be regulated, guys (1 comments)

Sunday, August 27, 2006
Mark Fiore: Shootiful

Saturday, August 26, 2006
Jim Crow in 21st century Louisiana (1 comments)

Friday, August 25, 2006
Is this the end of the radical religious right? (1 comments)

Thursday, August 24, 2006
Bush flip-flops on Iraq and recycles the troops

Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Which is the "better" disaster in Iraq?

Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Is Halliburton in the debt collection business too?

Monday, August 21, 2006
New ACLU report on prisoners left to die in New Orleans

Sunday, August 20, 2006
Truce or consequences

Saturday, August 19, 2006
Obama's excellent commencement address in New Orleans

Friday, August 18, 2006
Bush vs. the Constitution: The Constitution wins! (for now) (2 comments)

Thursday, August 17, 2006
Suing for democracy in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Wrong role for Bush in the WTC movie

Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Greg Palast nails it on terrorism, homeland security, and the power of fear

Monday, August 14, 2006
Jill Carroll tells her story

Sunday, August 13, 2006
TSA overreacts and terrorizes the traveling public

Saturday, August 12, 2006
UN passes ceasefire resolution; Israel steps up attacks; the cycle continues (2 comments)

Friday, August 11, 2006
It's about what Bush believes in

Thursday, August 10, 2006
The death penalty in Bush's "pro-life" America

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Note to Israel and Lebanon: Please take a break from killing each other and clean up the oil spill

Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Interrogators condemn torture (1 comments)

Monday, August 7, 2006
Religious oppression in Bush's "liberated" Afghanistan (2 comments)

Sunday, August 6, 2006
Happy Hiroshima Day

Saturday, August 5, 2006
The world is in crisis, so Bush goes on vacation. Again. (1 comments)

Friday, August 4, 2006
Hillary vs. Rummy

Thursday, August 3, 2006
If Bush gets his way, you could be held as an enemy combatant (1 comments)

Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Torture is rewarded

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
Tiny terrorists? (2 comments)

Sunday, July 30, 2006
FEMA finally allows Katrina victims to speak

Sunday, July 30, 2006
Riots erupt in Lebanon; Condi cowers in Israel (2 comments)

Saturday, July 29, 2006
Bush's bloodlust (2 comments)

Friday, July 28, 2006
The army you have, not the army you want (3 comments)

Thursday, July 27, 2006
Another step backwards for women's rights (4 comments)

Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Amnesty takes on Internet freedom violations in China - while Bush cozies up to Hu Jintao (1 comments)

Tuesday, July 25, 2006
John Bolton, the undiplomatic diplomat

Monday, July 24, 2006
Doctor and nurses arrested for prevention of suffering (1 comments)

Sunday, July 23, 2006
Condi Rice wants more dead babies (3 comments)

Saturday, July 22, 2006
FEMA plays Big Brother (3 comments)

Friday, July 21, 2006
Judicial genocide (2 comments)

Thursday, July 20, 2006
Haunted by the ghost of Ken Lay

Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Senate votes in favor of stem cell research, but Bush will veto (2 comments)

Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Unlike Jesus, Bush does not want to cure disease (1 comments)

Monday, July 17, 2006
British newspaper says U.S. may be going bankrupt (3 comments)

Sunday, July 16, 2006
Why so much war? (2 comments)

Saturday, July 15, 2006
World War III, Armageddon, or just another Middle East flare-up? (3 comments)

Friday, July 14, 2006
Civil rights group publishes declassified accounts of torture at Gitmo. Middle America shrugs.

Thursday, July 13, 2006
Don't worry about New York, we must protect the goats and ponies! (1 comments)

Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Bush administration finally recognizes Geneva Conventions (or so they say) (1 comments)

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Massachusetts to reconsider gay marriage? Why?

Monday, July 10, 2006
A must-see film: The Road to Guantanamo

Sunday, July 9, 2006
If we can't stop attacks in our own airspace, how can we stop North Korea? (3 comments)

Saturday, July 8, 2006
Yesterday's coincidence

Thursday, July 6, 2006
The war on terror is over. Bush cuts and runs. (1 comments)

Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Rumsfeld subpoenaed in Abu Ghraib whistleblower investigation

Tuesday, July 4, 2006
America the senile (1 comments)

Monday, July 3, 2006
Execution and America's culture of death

Sunday, July 2, 2006
"W" stands for hubris and hypocrisy

Thursday, June 29, 2006
The leak that wasn't (1 comments)

Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Military fails some widows over benefits

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Supreme Court will hear global warming case

Monday, June 26, 2006
Bush cracks down on Congress's inappropriate spending (2 comments)

Sunday, June 25, 2006
Bringing the troops home - just in time for the mid-term elections

Sunday, June 25, 2006
New York Times and Los Angeles Times are aiding the terrorists, says Bush

Saturday, June 24, 2006
Fox News host lied about human rights groups (2 comments)

Friday, June 23, 2006
Russ Feingold kicks butt (but the Republicans keep their heads in the sand) (1 comments)

Thursday, June 22, 2006
Seven marines and one sailor to be charged with murder of Iraqi civilian

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
How things really are in Iraq

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Torture is not a one-way street

Monday, June 19, 2006
Mayor Street, please sign the bill for a smoke-free Philly

Sunday, June 18, 2006
United Police States of America

Saturday, June 17, 2006
"An Inconvenient Truth" is now in more theaters. See it.

Friday, June 16, 2006
The Senate wants more dead U.S. troops (as long as they're someone else's kids, of course) (3 comments)

Thursday, June 15, 2006
Breaking news: U.S. military death toll in Iraq war reaches 2,500

Thursday, June 15, 2006
More crackdowns on freedom of the press: What is Rumsfeld hiding at Gitmo?

Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Philadelphia's latest embarrassment (3 comments)

Monday, June 12, 2006
Since when is killing oneself (and no one else) an act of war? (1 comments)

Sunday, June 11, 2006
Zarqawi is dead. So now what? (1 comments)

Saturday, June 10, 2006
Proof that Bush is not making progress in his "war on terror"

Friday, June 9, 2006
Michael Berg on Zarqawi's death: Revenge begetting revenge begetting revenge (1 comments)

Thursday, June 8, 2006
Al Gore on SNL

Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Good news: Marriage amendment defeated in the Senate

Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Bush vs. the facts on gay marriage

Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Army manual to skip Geneva Convention rule

Monday, June 5, 2006
Everyone must see "An Inconvenient Truth"

Saturday, June 3, 2006
Revenge of the Dixie Chicks (1 comments)

Friday, June 2, 2006
Bobby Kennedy Jr., Rolling Stone, and the fair voting crisis

Thursday, June 1, 2006
YOYOs vs. WITTs

Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Supporting the troops but not the war crimes (6 comments)

Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Will Enron employees see true justice? (1 comments)

Sunday, May 28, 2006
Did U.S. marines kill up to 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians? (2 comments)

Saturday, May 27, 2006
First female conscientious objector sentenced

Friday, May 26, 2006
Impending U.S. police state? (1 comments)

Thursday, May 25, 2006
Santorum starts the "swift boating" of Bob Casey

Thursday, May 25, 2006
George W. Bush's war on democracy

Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Amnesty: The "war on terror" is provoking more terror

Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Amnesty's annual report released today

Monday, May 22, 2006
Writing discrimination into the Constitution

Sunday, May 21, 2006
Violence rages in Iraq as new cabinet meets

Saturday, May 20, 2006
International efforts in Darfur facing collapse

Friday, May 19, 2006
New York Times reporter had warning of 9/11 attacks

Thursday, May 18, 2006
Jon Stewart on domestic spying

Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Al Gore's global warming film comes out next week!

Tuesday, May 16, 2006
CIA is monitoring the calls of media reporters

Monday, May 15, 2006
Rice, Rumsfeld block access to secret detainees: Internation

Sunday, May 14, 2006
Most Americans support the NSA's illegal spying?!

Saturday, May 13, 2006
Why Qwest said no to NSA

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