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"… whether Davis may be executed if he can establish actual innocence …"
[caption id="attachment_264" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Troy Davis rally, Atlanta, Sept. 11, 2008"][/caption] This is one of the questions before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta, which is currently considering…
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Forced Eviction in the Name of Progress?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="A Group 78 resident holds up a drawing showing the size of the land to which she has strong claims. © CLEC"] [/caption] How many times, in…
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What's So Funny About Universal Healthcare?
Yesterday someone emailed me a link to a mock NYT article, National Health Insurance Act Passes. I'm embarrassed to confess: I fell for it, hook, line and sinker. I believe…
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Roads to Single-Payer
Commenting on Vienna's post on universal health care, J writes: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) does not support single-payer healthcare. They support Obama’s mixed public/private insurance plan. It's true…
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Shockwave: Taser's Latest in Taming Dissent
Taser International is busy promoting a new product. It's called Taser Shockwave, meant to cast something of an electroshock net over an area. It belongs in my "You've Got to Be…
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Maryland Commission Votes for Death Penalty Repeal
On Wednesday, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment voted to recommend repealing the death penalty in Maryland. The Commission was created by the Maryland General Assembly to conduct a thorough…
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Ads in Fake New York Times Tell Truth About Business & Human Rights
In the fake July 4, 2009 edition of the New York Times distributed yesterday, pages were filled with stories many hope will one day be true – ending of war, healthcare…
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A presidential pardon would not preclude accountability
The worth of a law is in its enforcement; if a law is not enforced, then it has no more value than a platitude, aspiration, or preference. Because of this…
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Don't Just Close It, Close It Right!
OK, I just ate lunch (yes at 4:39 PM)Â and I need a few minutes to digest before I dive into emails, so I thought I'd post this, off the top…
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Battling Impunity in Guatemala
[caption id="attachment_139" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Member of staff at the FAFG studying human remains in order to identify them, 12 June 2008. © Private"][/caption] Excavating human remains, using forensic techniques to…
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Esha and the Anatomy of a Human Rights Movement
Isn't it a little unrealistic to think writing a letter asking a world leader to free one prisoner will really make a difference? Maybe. But it's not just one letter--it's thousands that arrive…
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3 Steps for President Obama
[caption id="attachment_158" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="© AP Graphics Bank"][/caption] Please be sure to take our new "100 Days Action," urging President-elect Obama to take three essential steps in the first 100 days…