New Orleans Prison Shocker | DHS Spied on Peaceful Activists

NEWS UPDATE - April 3, 2013
New Orleans Prison Shocker | DHS Spied on Peaceful Activists | AP Drops 'Illegal' from 'Immigration'

Government Waste: DHS Documents Reveal Widespread Surveillance of Occupy Movement

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

The department tasked with preventing terrorism spent a lot of time and money monitoring peaceful activist demonstrations. READ MORE»

Associated Press to Drop the Word 'Illegal' In Immigration Coverage -- Major Media Victory Resulting from Colorlines Campaign

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

The nation’s largest news-gathering organization adopts a sane and humane policy. READ MORE»

ACLU Challenges Nevada's Homophobic 'Infamous Crimes Against Humanity' Law

Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

Hard to believe that statutes like this still exist in 2013. READ MORE»

Prison Shocker: Videos of New Orleans Jail Show Rampant Drug Use, Gun Play And Drinking

By Janet Allon, AlterNet

But the city of New Orleans is balking at idea of federal consent decree to clean the prison up. READ MORE»

Watch: Colbert Embarrasses GOPer Who Warned of Gay Marriage Fraud

By Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

"It's all about a free ride." Huh!? READ MORE»

Lunatic Head of Gun Organization Says 'It's Time to Hunt Democrats'

By Aviva Shen, Think Progress

Colorado right-wing nut Dudley Brown outdoes himself with inflammatory statement. READ MORE»

AlterNet Comics: Matt Bors on North Dakota's Anti-Abortion Law

By Matt Bors, AlterNet

A fetal heartbeat for human rights! READ MORE»

Why Is Beyonce Reluctant to Call Herself a Feminist?

By Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon

She tells British Vogue "the word can be very extreme." This from the woman who coined the word "bootylicious." READ MORE»

American Babies Born Right After Fukushima Show Elevated Rate of Abnormalities

By Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

A new study shows elevated rates of congenital thyroid illness among infants born on West Coast right after the meltdown in Japan. READ MORE»

News Corp. Outlets Fail to Disclose Big Oil Ties of Their Commentators

By Remington Shepard, MediaMatters

Fox News and WSJ full of pundits on petro payroll. READ MORE»

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