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The Permanent Values of Civil Liberties; Oklahoma Debauched?

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:00:00 -0700

 

Top Stories from AlterNet for October 15, 2004

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PERMANENT VALUES

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet

According to the ACLU's Anthony Romero, the organization is

leading the resistance against policies that undercut basic

freedoms and strike at the heart of what this democracy is

all about.

http://www.alternet.org/rights/20192/

Plus, Rachel Neumann looks at the next generation of civil

libertarians:

http://www.alternet.org/rights/20193/

 

THE LONG WAY HOME

Kenny Ausubel, AlterNet

The awful truth is that global warming is just the tip of

the melting iceberg. Fortunately, unprecedented numbers of

people are affirming that our destiny is inextricably tied

to the well-being of the web of life.

http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/20180/

 

LESBIAN DEBAUCHERY IN OKLAHOMA

Mubarak S. Dahir, AlterNet

Tom Coburn, current Congressman and Republican Senate

candidate, thinks there's a lesbian epidemic in Oklahoma

school bathrooms. And if that's not scary enough, look at

his votes on HIV and AIDS funding.

http://www.alternet.org/rights/20162/

 

DEMOCRACY IN A TRASH CAN

Bill Berkowitz, WorkingForChange.com

A voter registration outfit largely funded by the Republican

National Committee is being accused of destroying the

registration forms of hundreds of newly registered

Democratic voters in Nevada.

http://www.alternet.org/election04/20183/

 

THE THIRD DEBATE: JESUS, MARY, BOB AND JOSEPH! OH MY!

Adrienne Maree Brown, WireTap

" Kerry is three for three with 18 days left for these boys

to drop it like its hot in every battleground state in the

country. May the best Skull & Bones Yalie boy rise

victorious. "

http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/20188/

More WireTap: http://www.alternet.org/wiretap/

 

ALL KINDS OF WORLDS

Jordan E. Rosenfeld, AlterNet

Writer and editor Ben Marcus on the challenges of reading,

writers as artists and the vast possibilities of fiction.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20186/

 

FOX FICTIONS

David Brock, AlterNet

Not content with biased reporting, the right-wing news

network is now in the business of inventing news.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20187/

 

CREEPING FASCISM AT SINCLAIR

Molly Ivins, AlterNet

Don't look now, but your local network is a propaganda

machine.

http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/20179/

 

ANTI-FEMINISTS FOR IRAQI WOMEN

Ann Lewis, Gadflyer

An organization opposed to domestic violence laws and equal

pay has been selected to " train Iraqi women in the skills

and practices of democratic public life. "

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/20189/

More War on Iraq: http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/

 

 

 

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