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Supreme Court to Take Up PATRIOT Act With Review of Humanitarian Aid Case By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! In its first review of the PATRIOT Act, the Court will rule on an anti-terror law outlawing any aid to groups on the State Department's list of terrorist groups. Read more » From our friends and allies at Brave New Foundation comes this important message about Robert Greenwald's new film, Rethink Afghanistan: It's time for you to help build the momentum to stop the war. Get DVDs of this film, host a screening with neighbors, invite your Congressmen to attend, give this DVD to a school. Visit the Rethink Afghanistan website for details on how you can get involved, and enter to win free tickets to the New York premier on October 3rd. AlterNet will be there, along with Rethink Afghanistan producer Robert Greenwald and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. Thanks for reading, Liliana Segura Editor, Rights & Liberties Special Coverage No More Unlawful Government Spying: Pass the Justice Act Now! The American Civil Liberties Union Sen. Russ Feingold and others have introduced the JUSTICE Act, which reforms our surveillance laws, including the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. more » Imagine No Religion? Atheist Movement Gains Momentum By Tana Ganeva, AlterNet The Freedom From Religion Foundation is using quotes from famous atheists to spread the message in its national billboard campaign. more » Tracking Sex Offenders on Your Phone: Smart or Paranoid? By Liliana Segura, AlterNet A hot new iPhone App uses GPS technology to track registered sex offenders everywhere. Are they keeping you safe, or profiting off paranoia? more » Fox TV's Bizarre New Cartoon Comedy Is a Minstrel Show, Pure and Simple By Jasmyne Cannick, New America Media Fox's debut of the "The Cleveland Show" is a desperate attempt to work against the improved international image of black people after the election of a black president. more » Robocops Employ Scary Crowd-Stopping Technology at Pittsburgh Protests By Mike Ferner, After Downing Street An arsenal of "crowd control munitions," was deployed with a massive, overpowering police presence in Pittsburgh during last week's G-20 protests. more » According to Obama Global Capitalism Is an 'Abstraction,' Not Worth Protesting By Eric Stoner, AlterNet Does the president not know that these things are tied to "concrete, local, immediate issues that have an impact on people's lives"? more » Disturbing: 375 Palestinian Children Jailed By Israeli Military Every Month By Mel Frykberg, IPS News Most Palestinian children are held for stone-throwing, which can bring a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment, five years less than the average murder sentence in Israel. more » PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web Chronicle of a Failed Execution: Ohio Prisoner "Traumatized" After Two-Hour Death Chamber Ordeal By Liliana Segura, AlterNet 53-year-old Romell Broom wept and tried to help his executioners find a vein, only to leave the death chamber alive. This isn't "cruel and unusual punishment"? more » 5 Reasons Why the Roman Polanski Story Doesn't Interest Me Much By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Admit it, you like lists. more » Cops in Fatigues Throw Protester into Unmarked Car at G-20 Protests and Drive off By Jan Frel, AlterNet Wearing fatigues and combat boots, cops who look like soldiers throw citizen into car. more » It's Still Rape: A Much Needed Dose Of Sanity On Roman Polanski By Little Light, Feministe The message right now seems to be: If you have enough money, talent, and celebrity friends, you should just be left alone to rape underage girls and get away with it. more » Catholic Church Delivers Astonishing Pedophilia Rationalization in Geneva By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville The statement claimed that only 1.5 to 5 percent of Catholic Clergy were involved in child sex abuse. Reality check: that's still 22,500 sex predators. more » Pittsburgh Police Riot, Attack Students By Staff, AlterNet "The only figures breaking any laws on that calm campus were the cops themselves." more » Taser Torture: Crippled Octogenarian One of the Lucky Ones By Digby, Hullabaloo Every American needs to realize that if they look at a police officer sideways they will be shot with electricity regardless of whether the officer has other choices. more »

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