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Mar 3, 2023

Child Labor Investigation Reveals Immigration Policy Changes We Need Now

The New York Times uncovered how labor protections are failing migrant children — and reminds us that we need big policy solutions.
The New York Times uncovered how labor protections are failing migrant children — and reminds us that we need big policy solutions.
Migrant children working inside a classroom.
Migrant children working inside a classroom.
Feb 13, 2023

How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department’s Use of Flock’s Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers

Even if you can’t stop Flock’s use entirely, you can still help protect civil liberties in your community.
Even if you can’t stop Flock’s use entirely, you can still help protect civil liberties in your community.
Cars driving on a highway.
Cars driving on a highway.
Feb 10, 2023

What to Know About the Abortion Case that Could Ban Mifepristone

A baseless lawsuit targeting mifepristone could effectively ban the most commonly used method of abortion — very soon.
A baseless lawsuit targeting mifepristone could effectively ban the most commonly used method of abortion — very soon.
A box of the drug mifepristone pictured in front of a women on a computer.
A box of the drug mifepristone pictured in front of a women on a computer.
Feb 8, 2023

Making Black History, Building Black Futures

As we honor leaders in Black history this month, the battles they lead for civil rights may seem like relics of a past era. But there is more progress to be made to achieve systemic equality for Black...

As we honor leaders in Black history this month, the battles they lead for civil rights may seem like relics of a past era. But there is more progress to be made to achieve systemic equality for Black...

Black, bold text on top of color blocked background (red, green, yellow, and orange) with black and white images of Kimberlé Crenshaw, bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, and Maya Angelou in the lower third of the graphic.
Black, bold text on top of color blocked background (red, green, yellow, and orange) with black and white images of Kimberlé Crenshaw, bell hooks, Thurgood Marshall, and Maya Angelou in the lower third of the graphic.
Feb 1, 2023

Making Black History, Building Black Futures

The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.
The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.
Autherine Lucy, left, front, 26-year-old student at the University of Alabama, arrives at U.S. District Court for the hearing of her petition for an order requiring the school to re-admit her to classes in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 29, 1956. With Lucy are...
Autherine Lucy, left, front, 26-year-old student at the University of Alabama, arrives at U.S. District Court for the hearing of her petition for an order requiring the school to re-admit her to classes in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 29, 1956. With Lucy are...
Jan 26, 2023

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans

The administration’s proposed tweaks to Trump’s bans are mere window-dressing on policies that will still inflict needless suffering.
The administration’s proposed tweaks to Trump’s bans are mere window-dressing on policies that will still inflict needless suffering.
A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.
A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.