Civil Liberties

Police Need to Back Off on Occupy Wall Street

November 14, 2011

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Police Use Excessive Force against Occupy Movement »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 14, 2011

They didn’t need to point semi-automatic weapons at the heads of protesters in Charlotte, now did they?read more

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Election Results: Progressivism Is on the Rise »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 9, 2011

Voters around the country strongly affirmed key values of our more perfect union.read more

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Ohioans Prepare to Send a Message »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 9, 2011

You can go after us, but you’re going to pay a price. And we won’t stop till we get our rights back.read more

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Overdue Notice: Defend Our Libraries »

By Antonino D’Ambrosio, in the November 2011 issue.

Today, the public library is under attack. Local governments across the United States are slashing library budgets, walling off knowledge and shuttering a valuable communal meeting place.read more

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Mississippi's Repressive Initiative 26

November 7, 2011

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More Ludicrous Arrests in Wis. State Assembly Gallery Thurs. Night »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 4, 2011

And how a 12-year-old-girl was threatened for doing her homework.read more

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Why I Got Arrested in Madison »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 2, 2011

Update: Progressive Editor Matt Rothschild heads to court today.read more

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18 Arrested in Wis. Capitol, including The Progressive's Editor, for Using Cameras or Holding Signs  »

By Rebecca Kemble, November 2, 2011

Protesters stand up for free speech rights, as Republicans hand out licenses to kill.read more

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Concealed Camera Day in Wisconsin Capitol »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 1, 2011

Let them arrest hundreds of us today. And hundreds of us tomorrow. And thousands the next day. This shall not stand.read more

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E-Verify should not be mandatory »

By Connie Cho and Erin Oshiro, October 26, 2011

What seems like a technological answer to solving America’s immigration and unauthorized workforce problem is really a threat to legal workers and American businesses.read more

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Walker and His Henchmen Try Rolling Back More Civil Rights Protections »

By Rebecca Kemble, October 25, 2011

Now they want to make it harder for people with felonies to find jobs.read more

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10th anniversary of Patriot Act a day to mourn »

By Shahid Buttar, October 25, 2011

Oct. 26 marks the 10th anniversary of the USA Patriot Act, the first among many bipartisan government assaults on the Bill of Rights over the past decade. It is a time to mourn our lost freedoms.read more

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Let’s try to increase access during National Disability Employment Awareness Month »

By kathi Wolfe, October 19, 2011

We’re in the midst of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and such awareness is needed now more than ever in this brutal economy.read more

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Chaz Bono extends family values on “Dancing with the Stars” »

By Jacqueline White, October 18, 2011

History is rarely made on reality TV, but it is this season on “Dancing with the Stars.”read more

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