Arpaio to inmates: Learn basic English

"PHOENIX — Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his tough jail policies, is offering basic English classes to inmates who don't speak the language and might make it a requirement if prisoners stop volunteering for the courses. Arpaio said Tuesday that the inability of some inmates...

Brawl at Carnegie Centre re-ignites resentment over barring policy

Last night at the Carnegie Community Centre, a man put his hand around another man's neck, then grabbed him by the collar and threw him into a wall. Then he threw him into a booth where people sit to drink coffee. The guy's punishment? He was allowed to retire to the...

Brawl at Carnegie Centre raises questions about fairness of barring policy

Last night at the Carnegie Community Centre, a man put his hand around another man's neck, then grabbed him by the collar and threw him into a wall. Then he threw him into a booth where people sit to drink coffee. The guy's punishment? He was allowed to retire to the...

Napolitano defends facial-recognition software

A civil liberties group is alarmed about a new program for Arizona police agencies that will allow them to track criminals — and monitor the whereabouts of regular citizens — using government cameras to scan the faces of passers-by.

Bush Pushes Bill to Abolish Democratic Party

Washington, DC – Fresh off his legislative triumph on detainee treatment, President Bush proposed a new bill today to make the Republican Party the sole political party in the country. Going forward, Bush said, the GOP would simply be known as the “American...

The Company We Keep

"Guess who's coming to dinner? The tyrannical leader of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, visited the White House yesterday to hear President Bush praise his oil-rich state as "a free nation". I guess it depends on what one's definition of "free" is. We already know how...

Taking the Offensive in a War on Moms

"So far, I've written five posts about the plight of Olivia Shelltrack and Fondray Loving. They live in the community of Black Jack, MO , but that community doesn't want them to. Why? They aren't married. As far as the civil leaders of that enlightened community are...

Hayden Insists NSA Surveillance Is Legal

"Thursday May 18, 2006 11:01 PM AP Photo WCAP140 By KATHERINE SHRADER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - CIA nominee Michael Hayden acknowledged concerns about civil liberties even as he vigorously defended the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping"

I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear The Mark Of The Beast

How major corporations and government plan to track your every move with RFID.

Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs

Ouch: an Indiana judge has ruled that a family cannot teach their kids "nonmainstream religious beliefs and rituals."

‘Ohio Patriot Act’ May Soon Become Law

A contentious bill awaiting Ohio Governor Bob Taft's signature would give state law-enforcement officials sweeping powers to question, detain and arrest people. It would allow authorities to demand...