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Silencing political dissent / Nancy Chang and the Center for Constitutional Rights ; foreword by Howard Zinn.

By: Contributor(s): Series: An open media bookPublication details: New York : Seven Stories Press, c2002.Description: 168 p. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 1583224947
Other title:
  • Silencing political dissent : how post-September 11 anti-terrorism measures threaten our civil liberties
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JC571 .C487 2002
Contents:
The constitution in turmoil. Criminalizing political dissent -- Interfering with the right to freedom of political association -- Targeting perceived enemies for detention and deportation -- How the USA Patriot Act undermines our civil liberties. Blurring the line between ideology and terrorism -- Tolling the death knell on privacy -- Stripping noncitizens of constitutional protections -- Edging toward government by executive fiat. America's disappeared -- Monitoring the attorney-client communications of federal inmates -- Silencing political dissent. A question of patriotism -- Guilt by association -- The rise of government secrecy -- Reclaiming our civil liberties.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks JC571 .C487 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000688829

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-166).

The constitution in turmoil. Criminalizing political dissent -- Interfering with the right to freedom of political association -- Targeting perceived enemies for detention and deportation -- How the USA Patriot Act undermines our civil liberties. Blurring the line between ideology and terrorism -- Tolling the death knell on privacy -- Stripping noncitizens of constitutional protections -- Edging toward government by executive fiat. America's disappeared -- Monitoring the attorney-client communications of federal inmates -- Silencing political dissent. A question of patriotism -- Guilt by association -- The rise of government secrecy -- Reclaiming our civil liberties.

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