| Nov 1, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyImagine being locked up on death row for 20 long years with no physical evidence linking you to the crime. You’ve been convicted thanks to “eyewitnesses,” most of whom have changed their stories. How would you feel as you face the executioner? Troy...
| Sep 27, 2010 | Rights / Democracy“Hey Mom, pass the turkey, please.” I silently watch as the wave of many pairs of hands pass the heaving platter to my end of the table. Just as I am forking slices of dark meat onto my plate, I hear the loud slam of a metal door, the clanging of steel...
| Aug 23, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyFive years after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the botched recovery effort that followed, Congress has yet to ensure that survivors of future disasters on the Gulf Coast or elsewhere won’t face the nightmare that still prevents tens of...
| Apr 19, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyOur nation is running a $1.4 trillion-dollar budget deficit this year. So why is Congress on track to approve more than $1 trillion for “defense” spending, while cutting back services that most countries think of as human rights? Even in the wake of...
| Dec 21, 2009 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyThe holidays can be stressful for overscheduled families. The kids are home from school and daycare. The in-laws visit. There are year-end deadlines to meet, awkward office holiday parties to attend, and self-inflicted New Year’s resolutions to conquer. Here’s a...
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