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You're Free to Go Now…Just Kidding!
Can someone please explain this to me? How is it OK to arrest someone, send them to Guantánamo, keep them there a couple years, clear them for release, and then…
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Can the Death Penalty Cause Wrongful Convictions?
Yes. It happened most recently in Nebraska, where 6 men were sentenced to various prison terms for involvement in a murder they had nothing to do with, because some of…
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What's So Funny About Universal Healthcare?
Yesterday someone emailed me a link to a mock NYT article, National Health Insurance Act Passes. I'm embarrassed to confess: I fell for it, hook, line and sinker. I believe…
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Roads to Single-Payer
Commenting on Vienna's post on universal health care, J writes: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) does not support single-payer healthcare. They support Obama’s mixed public/private insurance plan. It's true…
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Shockwave: Taser's Latest in Taming Dissent
Taser International is busy promoting a new product. It's called Taser Shockwave, meant to cast something of an electroshock net over an area. It belongs in my "You've Got to Be…
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Ads in Fake New York Times Tell Truth About Business & Human Rights
In the fake July 4, 2009 edition of the New York Times distributed yesterday, pages were filled with stories many hope will one day be true – ending of war, healthcare…
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A presidential pardon would not preclude accountability
The worth of a law is in its enforcement; if a law is not enforced, then it has no more value than a platitude, aspiration, or preference. Because of this…
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Don't Just Close It, Close It Right!
OK, I just ate lunch (yes at 4:39 PM)Â and I need a few minutes to digest before I dive into emails, so I thought I'd post this, off the top…
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"A Hole in the Law?"
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Bell v. Kelly, a Virginia case that has important implications for death penalty litigation. The issue in the case is complex. Under…
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Battling Impunity in Guatemala
[caption id="attachment_139" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Member of staff at the FAFG studying human remains in order to identify them, 12 June 2008. © Private"][/caption] Excavating human remains, using forensic techniques to…
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Esha and the Anatomy of a Human Rights Movement
Isn't it a little unrealistic to think writing a letter asking a world leader to free one prisoner will really make a difference? Maybe. But it's not just one letter--it's thousands that arrive…
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Suicide By Court
[caption id="attachment_165" align="alignleft" width="160" caption="Lethal injection kit © AI"][/caption] On November 21, Kentucky is set to execute Marco Allen Chapman, who was sentenced to death for the murder of two…