…prison officials, judges, prosecutors and police chiefs picked by Attorney General John Ashcroft to rebuild the country’s criminal justice system. From the NYT, by way of Josh Marshall. Doesn’t The…

…annals of American history. Heck, even Harry Truman wrote this about him: We want to Gestapo or Secret Police. FBI is tending in that direction. They are dabbling in sex…

…the 11 Democrats protection, though: “At least three uniformed and plainclothes New Mexico state police officers are watching the lawmakers wherever they go.” UPDATE: Who knew? Apparently the Dukes of…

…redirecting visitors to a DOJ site. A ZDNET commentary has a bit more: That’s why we should think twice before applauding this trend in police power. One reason is that…

…Here’s a few shots from the protest: 1. The crowd: 2. The police: 3. More crowd: 4. A sign left at the plaza (about as anti-American as it got): AB…

…authority will be significantly less protected. The justices also curtailed our rights against the police. In Maryland v. King, the court ruled that the state can take DNA samples from…

…the ACTUAL Constitution, state court’s sovereign dignity really trumps individual dignity. The Alternet article doesn’t say that his arrest was by local police and that he was charged in state,…

…public (police? roads? clean air and clean water? healthcare? good schools? parks and playgrounds?); (5) how to pay for what (taxes, user fees, individual pricing?). And so on. These rules…

…“partnership” for corporate protectionism: —Food safety. Any of our government’s food safety regulations (on pesticide levels, bacterial contamination, fecal exposure, toxic additives, etc.) and food labeling laws (organic, country-of-origin, animal-welfare…

Senator Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to stop credit checks in job application process “A bad credit rating is far more often the result of unexpected medical costs, unemployment, economic downturns,…