Mass Dissent, the newsletter of the Mass Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, is published monthly except January, May, July, and August. Each issue of Mass Dissent focuses on a practice area or legal issue of interest to Guild members. In addition, each month there are listings of upcoming events, letters to the editor, and job postings. Each issue is edited/coordinated by a member of the Guild Board of Directors.
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A subscription to Mass Dissent is included in membership (how to become a member). For non-members, Mass Dissent is available for $40 per year; contact the office for more information (617-227-7335 or nlgmass@igc.org).

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Current Mass Dissent

2008
• Prisoners Lives and Rights (October)
• The Supreme Court in 2008 (September)
• The Unavoidable Legacy of George W. Bush (June/July/August)
• Civil Rights/Human Rights (April)
  
• March 8th International Women's Day - Present Day Struggles (March)
• Challenges Faced by Lawyers & Activists Worldwide (February)
  

Past Issues of Mass Dissent

2007

• NLG Massachusetts Chapter in 2007 - Review (December)
• Labor and Employment Law (November)
• Prisoners' Rights & Lives (October)
• The Supreme Court in 2007 (September)
• The Criminal Injustice System (June)
• New Beginnings: New Administration, New Powers (April)
• Women in Law and Politics (March)
• Trading our Civil Liberties for the Illusion of Security (February)
  

2006

• Massachusetts Chapter in 2006 - Review (December)
• Topics in International and Immigration Law (November)
• Prisoners' Lives and Rights (October)
• Supreme Court in Action (September)
• Juvenile Justice (February)

2005
• We the People of the Guild (November)
• Life in Massachusetts Prisons (October)
• The Supreme Court (September)
• The State of Immigration Law in 2005 (June/July/August)
• Policing Issues in Boston and Beyond (April/May)
• Military Law (March)
• The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention (February)
  

2004

• Yearly Review of Chapter Activities (December)
• 2004 Elections (November)
• Prisoner's Rights (October)
• The Supreme Court and the Guild's Summer of 2004 (September)
• Political Action and the 2004 National Political Conventions (June/July/August)
• Economic Justice (April/May)
• Women in the 21st Century (March)
• Environmental Justice and Post 9/11 Detentions (February)
• Immigration Law and Post-Special Registration (January)

2003

• Yearly Review of Chapter Activities (December)
• Equal Marriage (November)
• Annual Prisoners' Issue (October)
• The Supreme Court (September)
• Immigration Law (June)
• The War Begins (April)
• International Issues (March)
• The USA Patriot Act One Year Later (February)

2002

• Yearly Review of Chapter Activities (December)
• Annual Prisoners' Issue (November)
• Elections and Politics (October)
• Guild New and Events (September)
• International Politics (June/July/August)
• Sexual Politics (April/May)
• Arts in the Progressive Movement (March)
• Civil Liberties After 9/11 (February)

2001

• Yearly Review of Chapter Activities (December)
• Anti-Globalization Movement Now (November)
• Annual Prisoner's Issue (October)
• The Supreme Court (September)
• Juvenile Justice (June/July/August)