Wal-Mart epitomizes crisis of work By Annette Bernhardt
Across the country this week, communities are holding town hall meetings and other public events to talk about what Wal-Mart means for America. It’s a watershed moment that signals a distinct turn in the debates about the company.
U.S. Must Not Repeal a Basic Right By Jonathan Hafetz
With scant debate, the Senate voted on Thursday to step into ongoing cases and short-circuit court review of the detentions at Guantnamo. Buried in the fine-print of a giant defense authorization bill, the measure would violate basic constitutional principles and tarnish our image as a country founded on the rule of law.
A lawyer looks at French heretics, Moscow show trials, Nuremberg prosecutions, and more. Aziz Huq talks to Sadakat Kadri, author of "The Trial: A History, from Socrates to O.J. Simpson."
Something deeply un-American has just happened in New York. After a long and careful process in which citizens helped select four cultural institutions to be present at the World Trade Center memorial site, Gov. George Pataki has unilaterally silenced free speech at ground zero.
Tram Nguygen's new book about post-9-11 immigration enforcement makes an important contribution to the debate about the balance of rights and security. She examines counterterrorism strategies from a perspective often discounted in the formulation of national policy: that of those who most often find themselves at the wrong end of a gun barrel.
Does the giant size of media corporations lead to more raunchy shows on radio and television? A study released last week reported a strong correlation between increasingly consolidated media ownership and increased “indecency” findings by the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, the study found that the FCC levied 90% of all indecency fines against three of the four biggest companies in the business - Clear Channel, Viacom, and Entercom.
Wal-Mart Epitomizes Crisis of Work
Times Union
Friday, November 18, 2005
Wal-Mart epitomizes crisis of work
By Annette Bernhardt
Across the country this week, communities are holding town hall meetings and other public events to talk about what Wal-Mart means for America. It’s a watershed moment that signals a distinct turn in the debates about the company.
U.S. Must Not Repeal a Basic Right
The Star-Ledger
Monday, November 14, 2005
U.S. Must Not Repeal a Basic Right
By Jonathan Hafetz
With scant debate, the Senate voted on Thursday to step into ongoing cases and short-circuit court review of the detentions at Guantnamo. Buried in the fine-print of a giant defense authorization bill, the measure would violate basic constitutional principles and tarnish our image as a country founded on the rule of law.
Beyond Kafka
A lawyer looks at French heretics, Moscow show trials, Nuremberg prosecutions, and more. Aziz Huq talks to Sadakat Kadri, author of "The Trial: A History, from Socrates to O.J. Simpson."
Connecticut Must Shed Its Legacy of Corruption
The Brennan Center urges Connecticut to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform, including a full public financing system.
Free Speech an Important Cornerstone
Albany Times Union
Published 10/4/2005
Free Speech an Important Cornerstone
By Neema Trivedi & Marjorie Heins
Something deeply un-American has just happened in New York. After a long and careful process in which citizens helped select four cultural institutions to be present at the World Trade Center memorial site, Gov. George Pataki has unilaterally silenced free speech at ground zero.
The Other Side of the Crackdown
Tram Nguygen's new book about post-9-11 immigration enforcement makes an important contribution to the debate about the balance of rights and security. She examines counterterrorism strategies from a perspective often discounted in the formulation of national policy: that of those who most often find themselves at the wrong end of a gun barrel.
A New Use for "Indecency"?
September 15, 2005
A NEW USE FOR “INDECENCY”?
by Marjorie Heins
Does the giant size of media corporations lead to more raunchy shows on radio and television? A study released last week reported a strong correlation between increasingly consolidated media ownership and increased “indecency” findings by the Federal Communications Commission. In fact, the study found that the FCC levied 90% of all indecency fines against three of the four biggest companies in the business - Clear Channel, Viacom, and Entercom.
An End to Redundancy?
Philadelphia Lawyer article on the private money restriction.
Unregulated Work: Is Enforcement the Next Battle in the Fight for Workers' Rights?
The Corruption Commission
James Sample advocates reform of the Federal Election Commission.
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