Monthly Archives: January 2011

75-Year Prison Sentence for Taping the Police? The Absurd Laws That Criminalize Audio and Video Recording in America

AlterNet | January 28, 2011

The growing accessibility of recording devices is prompting officials to dig up dusty old eavesdropping laws that are being used to intimidate the nation’s citizens.

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The GOP’s 5 Most Absurd Lies About Health-Care Reform, Debunked

AlterNet | January 20, 2011

Now is the time to brush up on the facts about health-care reform so we can keep the latest crop of Republican lies from taking hold.

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Yahoo! Now in the Business of Encouraging Random Acts of Kindness

Tonic.com | January 17, 2011

Two days before Christmas, shoppers at a Publix grocery store in East Lake, Georgia, were treated to a welcome holiday season surprise: their groceries were free of charge, paid for by Internet giant Yahoo! through

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Don’t Pregnant Women Have Rights Too? Woman Booted From Bar for Having a Baby Bump

AlterNet | January 14, 2011

There is no law barring pregnant women from entering bars, and yet a woman in Illinois was thrown out of one last week.

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