Civil Liberties

NYPD's Vile Film

January 24, 2012

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Bravo to Madison's Solidarity Singers!

December 20, 2011

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Wis. ACLU and Protesters Assail Walker’s New Rules on Speech »

By Rebecca Kemble, December 19, 2011

"It is totally inappropriate to ask citizens to waive their rights away."read more

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Obama's Signing of Defense Authorization Act Makes Us a Lawless Country

December 19, 2011

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ACLU Sues Gov. Walker over Voter ID Law »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 13, 2011

“The state of Wisconsin has created a voter ID system that is making it very hard or impossible for residents to exercise their cherished right to vote,”read more

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The Police Aren't Supposed to Have the Pentagon on Call

December 12, 2011

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About Civil Disobedience »

By Wendell Berry, in the December 2011 / January 2012 issue

Civil disobedience is properly the last resort. It is also an unhappiness of citizenship.read more

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L.A. and Bernie Sanders Challenge “Corporate Personhood” »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 9, 2011

“There comes a time,” said Sanders, “when an issue is so important that the only way to address it is by a constitutional amendment.”read more

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Walker Violates Law Against Anti-Gay Discrimination »

By Mark Pocan, December 7, 2011

In his crackdown on free speech in the Capitol, Walker lets “sexual orientation” be a basis for denying people a permit.read more

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Wis. Protesters Vow to Defy Walker’s Edict on Free Speech »

By Rebecca Kemble, December 7, 2011

The leader of the Solidarity Sing Along insists, “The Constitution is my permit.”read more

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Walker's War on Free Speech

December 6, 2011

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Walker's Absurd Rule Restricting Free Speech in Capitol »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 5, 2011

The ACLU worries the police would enforce the policy one way if it’s “The Sons of Norway that’s gathering in the Rotunda” and another way if it’s “The Fight Police Abuse Organization.”read more

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An Interview with Jodie Evans »

By David Barsamian, November 2011 issue

"We're always trying to find ways that we can disturb power," says the co-founder of Code Pink.read more

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McCain says American Citizens Can Be Sent to Guantanamo »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 29, 2011

The National Defense Authorization Act would empower the President to detain U.S. citizens indefinitely, anywhere in the world.read more

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Defense Bill "Destructive of our Constitution"

November 29, 2011

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