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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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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
Thanks a lot, Congress.

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)

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