Day August 3, 2006

LAPD beating update

Jose Villa, who was arrested July 8 at an anti-Minutemen protest in Hollywoood, will not have charges filed against him for 2 months while LAPD conducts an internal investigation. Villa and Christen Westberry were video’ing LAPD when they were clubbed…

Republicans and military oppose Bush tribunals

The Bush plan to allow them to jail anyone, including citizens, indefinitely without recourse to civilian courts and with greatly reduced rights is running into serious opposition from Republicans and the military. I’d hoped this would happen and am glad…

GOP donors funded entire PA Green Party drive

From TPMmuckraker OK, we’ve done it. We’ve nailed it down: Every single contributor to the Pennsylvania Green Party Senate candidate is actually a conservative — except for the candidate himself. That leaves only one contribution, for $30, as a legitimate…