Remembering Howard Zinn | Battle Over Super Bowl Ad | Scott Roeder Guilty

FEBRUARY 2ND, 2010 CIVIL LIBERTIES: TOP STORIES THIS WEEK Would You Work the Graveyard Shift at a Chicken Slaughterhouse in Alabama? A new book tells the story of how one New York-based journalist embedded himself in the backbreaking work routinely performed by immigrant laborers.READ MORE Bill Berkowitz / AlterNet Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and Alice Walker Reflect on the Death of Howard Zinn Remembering the lifelong dissident and peace activist and historian, who joined many of the struggles for social justice over the past fifty years. READ MORE By Amy Goodman Democracy Now! Battle Over Super Bowl Abortion Ad Rages on: Is Tim Tebow's Birth Story Even True? High-profile lawyer argues it's an impossible scenario that doctors would have suggested abortion as a viable option for Tebow in the first place. READ MORE By Liliana Segura AlterNet Michael Douglas's Son Faces More Time Than a Murderer or a Rapist for a Nonviolent Drug Charge The government is hell-bent on punishing Cameron Douglas for the crime of being an addict. READ MORE By Anthony Papa / AlterNet White House in a Bind; Pressure Builds to Move Key 9/11 Trial Out of New York City Obama is being forced to seek alternate venues for the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed after a revolt by local politicians, reigniting right-wing opposition to a civilian trial. READ MORE By Liliana Segura / AlterNet Why Are Some Civil Rights Groups & Leaders On the Wrong Side of Net Neutrality? The trickle-down economics proposed by the big broadband providers never works and has always failed communities of color. READ MORE By James Rucker / Jack & Jill Politics Air Marshals Say Discrimination and Retaliation Hinders Their Mission to Stop Terrorists Federal air marshals have long whispered about their complaints relating to a culture of discrimination, but now two recent cases are bringing public attention to the issue. READ MORE By Michael Grabell / ProPublica Why Daniel Ellsberg May Still Be the 'Most Dangerous Man in America' The story of one man's courageous act to end the Vietnam War resonates across age, race and gender borders, and across time -- and now it's a documentary film. READ MORE By Judith Ehrlich / AlterNet Scott Roeder Found Guilty of First Degree Murder Tana Ganeva Top 10 Reasons the NFL Should Tell CBS to Scrap the Ad AlterNet Staff Why Do Our Jails Shackle Pregnant Women? RHReality Mexican Govt. Moves to Ban Soundtrack to the War on Drugs Jan Frel You are subscribed as: ignoble.experiment@arconati.us SUPPORT ALTERNET | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | UNSUBSCRIBE © 2010 Independent Media Institute All Rights Reserved 77 Federal St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107