Every day I see the result of people’s complete ignorance of their legal rights when dealing with the power of the state. People routinely confess freely to misbehavior not even under investigation, allow unwarranted searches, and are induced to arbitrage their own penal interests against their freedoms by clever police officers. Assuredly, many people who … Read more

Our boys ‘over there’ are closer to us than ever before, thanks to internet technology and Web 2.0 sites like iFilm. Here’s a little music video from three GIs in the ‘Ghan that lets you know exactly what’s on their minds on a daily basis. BTW, VBIED stands for Vehicle Based Improvised Explosive Device, i.e. … Read more

UPDATE: Greg Pallast points out that the Bush Administration may not be content with the outcome of democracy in Mexico. The Administration might be inclined to ensure the ‘right’ result. And ZMag has an interesting article on the potential for violence and direct action in this Sunday’s election. The economic case is made by the … Read more

Drinking Liberally presents Screening Liberally this Thursday. Liberal Drinkers will be attending Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvient Truth’ at the 5:10 pm showing at Century El Con 20. Look for the Drinking Liberally pins on people in the lobby. You can buy tickets at the door (no danger of sell-outs now) or buy them online in … Read more

UPDATE: Picked up by Dave Niewert at Orcinus. It surprised a lot of people when William Daniel Johnson jumped into the Democratic primary in Arizona’s Congressional District 8 at the last minute. He filed his FEC organization on 5/13/06, and filed 1430 signatures on 6/14/06 out of the blue. That’s nearly as many signatures as … Read more