Top Stories from AlterNet's Rights & Liberties Special Coverage Area
September 30, 2004

More Patriot Act shenanigans: While Congress debates increasing surveillance powers, a federal judge strikes down a key section of the Patriot Act as unconstitutional and a new film breaks down how exactly one mammoth piece of legislation could get so out of control.  Meanwhile, a prisoner talks about prison’s racial dynamics, a profressor wonders what it will take for us to take action in Sudan, and Rebecca Solnit reminds us why and how we continue to hope.

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DESPAIRING FOR DARFUR
Eric Reeves, In These Times
In our media and in our government, we have failed to
comprehend the extent of the genocide in Darfur or the
urgency of a strong international response.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/20042/


REIMAGINING THE LANDSCAPE OF FEAR
Rebecca Solnit, tomdispatch.com
Rights are like muscles, they disappear if you don't use
them.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/20026/


RACE IN THE ANTI-SOCIETY
Michael Santos, openDemocracy.net
The American high-security prison is a primitive and violent
world that encourages a retreat to racial bonding as one of
the few guarantees of security. Michael Santos takes us
inside a multicultural battleground.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/19995/

RUNAWAY TRAIN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE U.S. PATRIOT ACT
Martha Lynn, AlterNet
A new film, 'Unconstitutional,' sheds some needed light on
the law that went out of control.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/19986/

DEMONIZING MODERATE MUSLIMS
Hasan Zillur Rahim, Pacific News Service
The recent U.S. decision to ban entry into the United States
to former singer Cat Stevens was a blow to the peacemaking
efforts of moderate American Muslims.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/19991/

THE ASHCROFT GARBAGE DUMP
Christopher Brauchli, AlterNet
Yaser Hamdi is just the latest victim of Ashcroft's
slash-and-burn war on terror.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/19990/

UNDER NO GOD BUT THEIR OWN
Marci Hamilton, FindLaw.com
In passing a new preemptive law intended to "protect" the
Pledge of Allegiance, lawmakers show a marked lack of
understanding of the U.S. Constitution.
http://www.alternet.org/rights/19987/


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