AlterNet Blogs: Rights and Liberties

Utah Lawmaker: I Don't Mind "the Gays," but "I Don't Want "˜Em Stuffing it Down My Throat all the Time"

Zaid Jilani — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:01 PST

"Certainly not in my kid's face."

Krauthammer Commits Terrorist Act on the Opinion Pages of the Washington Post

Joshua Holland — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:41:01 PST

Terrorists terrorize -- it's what they do.

More Republicans Think Obama Stole an Election than Democrats Believe Bush Did

Chris Bowers — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:01 PST

There were of course no remotely serious allegations that anything was amiss in 2008.

Out-of-Control Rick Perry Overrides Rare Clemency Vote, Executes Man Who Killed No One

Liliana Segura — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:01 PST

The TX Board of Pardons voted to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, who took part in a robbery that led to a murder. The killer is serving life. Perry chose to kill him anyway.

Mom Lets Cops Taze 10 Year-Old Daughter Who Refused to Take a Shower

Lindsay Beyerstein — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:01 PST

We are very close to tasering infants for crying.

News Flash: Christians Still Not Victimized by Hate Crimes Legislation

Steven D. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:38:01 PST

Nor, obviously, hate crimes themselves.

Oklahoma Lawmaker Considering Bill To Opt Out Of Hate Crimes Act

Alex Seitz-Wald — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:12:01 PST

Just when you think GOPers can't get more disgusting, there's Steve Russell.

Senate Leader Announces Health-Care Bill

Adele Stan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:01 PST

The public option is in -- but what about reproductive rights?

Stupak Amendment Could End Abortion Coverage -- For Everyone

Daniela Perdomo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

An independent study predicts that the Stupak amendment could end insurance coverage of abortions -- for everyone -- in the long-run.

Priceless: Gay Rights Activists Take Over Christian Right Hate-Fest in DC

Joshua Holland — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:01 PST

A techie hired by a group of radical clerics who went to the capitol to denounce homosexuals decided not to risk the bad karma.

Free Market Vultures Are Snatching Away the Livelihoods of Minorities in the Inner City

Allison Kilkenny — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:31:01 PST

T.A. Frank, a think tank lackey, has a solution to America's housing problem: Ship all the poor black and Hispanic people to abandoned McMansions.

No Logo, Ten Years Later

Naomi Klein — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:01 PST

On the anniversary of the Seattle protests, anger mounts at collusion between corporations and governments. Perhaps our movement's time has come.

Obama Considers Illinois Prison for Guantanamo Detainees

Maya Schenwar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:30:01 PST

Top Dems, including Governor Patrick Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin, have announced their support for the plan, calling it an economic boon for the area.

What Will Happen to Guantanamo's "Child Soldier," Omar Khadr?

Suzanne Ito — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:01 PST

Omar Khadr was captured at 15 and grew up in Gitmo. It's time to give him a fair shake at justice.

Christian Bootcamp Seeks to Arm Home-Schooled Youths for "Spiritual Warfare"

Eleanor Bader — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:40:01 PST

"Life is not a playground," says Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas in <i>The Kingdom Leadership Institute Manual</i>. "It is a war zone."