The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Dispatch
The Plight of New Orleans Workers
Hands hired to clean up the Big Easy have been subjected to wage theft, exposure to dangerous substances, layoffs, tough discipline and discrimination
Rachel Metz
Viewpoint
A GLBT Center of Their Own
A combination of public and private funds, Chicago's new GLBT community center enjoys broad political support and is the first of its kind in the country
Laura S. Washington
DC Circuit Judges Decree Kangaroo Court for Gitmo Detainees
Brian Zick
Schlozman Under Investigation
Brian Zick
House Judiciary Committee Extends Invitation to DoJ Whistleblowers, Promises Confidentiality
Brian Zick
House Committee Hearing: “War Profiteering and Other Contractor Crimes Committed Overseas&#822
Brian Zick
Digby Speaks
Brian Zick

Feature
The Battle for the Air
The EPA will decide today whether to strengthen its smog standards
Megan Tady
Giuliani Campaign Chairman Indicted for Dealing Cocaine
Brian Zick
Bloomberg Quits GOP
Brian Zick
White House Budget Director Bails
Brian Zick
Antonin Scalia Studies Law at the Jack Bauer School of Torture Justification
Brian Zick

Dispatch
Militarizing Mexico’s Drug War
More than 1,000 police officers, soldiers and members of enemy cartels have been killed this year as President Calderon has turned up the heat
John Gibler
Viewpoint
The Enduring Lies of Ronald Reagan
Though the GOP continues to canonize the fortieth president, we can't forget his legacy as a liar and a foreign policy flop
Susan J. Douglas
Viewpoint
Officially Contemptuous of Congress
A new GAO report confirms that Bush's signing statements have undermined the rule of law
Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium
Pathologically Dishonest or Terminally Stupid?
Brian Zick
Senate Democrats Urge DoJ to Investigate 2004 Florida Vote Suppression
Brian Zick
GAO Report Shows Bush Administration Ignores Laws It Doesn’t Like
Brian Zick
