ACLU Watch|The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has maintained the position that civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency. In these days of the so-called "Patriot Act" our civil liberties are under serious attack. This website monitors the ACLU's efforts to protect our freedom. It also monitors the People's reaction to their efforts.

BookTV: Burton and Anita Folsom, "FDR Goes To War"Burton and Anita Folsom contend that President Franklin D. Roosevelt used World War II to promote his own agenda, which according to the authors, included the expansion of the executive branch, curtailed civil liberties and excessive spending. The authors also argue that the President's funding of the New Deal was subsidized by cuts in defense that left the country ill-prepared for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent US entry into World War II. Burton and Anita Folsom speak at the CATO Institute in Washington, DCFrom:BookTVViews:00ratingsTime:10:06More inPeople & Blogs

ShutteredLensPanel .flvChicago Headline Club and its Loyola student chapter cosponsored a panel on Illinois laws that limit citizens' and journalists' ability to videotape police officers and public officials in public places. Panelists: Garry F. McCarthy, Superintendent, Chicago Police Department Lucy Dalglish of Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press Harvey Grossman, Legal director of the ACLU of Illinois Moderator: Don WycliffeFrom:biversonViews:00ratingsTime:45:40More inNews & Politics