Civil Liberties

Inside Af-Pak's Black Sites

An exclusive look at the US' night-time raids, murders, and black sites in Afghanistan.

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| Thu Jan. 28, 2010 1:00 PM PST

CIA Agent Walks Back Waterboarding Claim

The reluctant spy who helped torture proponents justify waterboarding says he was wrong. About two years too late.

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| Wed Jan. 27, 2010 1:17 PM PST

KBR Calls Jamie Leigh Jones A Liar

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| Mon Jan. 25, 2010 12:38 PM PST

Posting Bail

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| Sun Jan. 24, 2010 5:23 PM PST

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The Drones are Coming!

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 10:06 PM PST

Two Muslim Scholars Finally Granted Visiting Rights

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 3:59 PM PST

ACLU Sues for Torture Memos Report

They're tired of Eric Holder's broken promises.

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 1:25 PM PST

Blame Bush for Citizens United

Conservatives wouldn't have been able to gut campaign finance laws if it weren't for Sam Alito and John Roberts.

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 12:44 PM PST

Meet Sen. Smith (D-Gazprom)

The Supreme Court's decision to open up elections to unlimited corporate spending could bring in foreign cash, too.

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 10:51 AM PST

Indefinite Detention

Should the government be able to lock you up forever without proving you did something wrong?

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| Fri Jan. 22, 2010 10:50 AM PST

Acting Out the Prop 8 Trial

Two filmmakers reenact the Prop. 8 trial in response to broadcast block.

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| Thu Jan. 21, 2010 12:23 PM PST

The Gitmo "Suicides"

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| Tue Jan. 19, 2010 10:25 AM PST

Fake Terrorism

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| Mon Jan. 18, 2010 9:33 PM PST

Rosa Parks Had a Dream—and Claudette Colvin Made It a Reality.

How an overlooked act of civil disobedience paved the way for a civil rights movement

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| Mon Jan. 18, 2010 4:42 PM PST

Got MLK?

The conservative campaign to kick the civil rights movement out of your textbooks.

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| Mon Jan. 18, 2010 2:57 PM PST

How We Got MLK Day and Who Stood in the Way

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| Fri Jan. 15, 2010 6:39 PM PST

Awkward Drone Questions for Obama

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| Thu Jan. 14, 2010 9:39 AM PST

6 Things: Prop 8 Trial Background

A few items of backgrounds on Perry vs. Schwarzenegger.

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| Tue Jan. 12, 2010 4:59 PM PST

College Drop-Out Insurance?

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| Tue Jan. 12, 2010 1:45 PM PST

What To Watch Tonight

A Gitmo reunion.

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| Tue Jan. 12, 2010 9:25 AM PST