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A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year鈥檚 Election Process
Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt has worked on elections for 25 years in the government, nonprofits, and academia. He addresses common voter questions and what to expect at the polls this Election Day.
By Arman Abrishamchian
A Conversation with an Election Expert: Breaking Down This Year鈥檚 Election ProcessPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we鈥檙e...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Voters in Virginia have the chance to vote for a ballot amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and further protect reproductive freedom in the South.
By Hibah Ansari
Healthcare Professionals, Advocates, and Impacted People Share Why They Support Reproductive Freedom on the Ballot in Virginia
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Going into the midterms, voters are feeling the squeeze in their wallets and need relief. The answer lies in holding accountable politicians who prioritize their wealthy benefactors over them.
By Deirdre Schifeling
Want to Lower the Cost of Living? Unrig our Democracy.
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
桃子视频experts break down how data centers negatively impact communities, violate civil liberties, and how we can respond.
By Jina John
Your Questions Answered: How Data Centers Erode Civil Rights and Civil LibertiesPodcast
The Parents Who Defended Religious Liberty in Public Schools
In the 1950s, New York state officials introduced a prayer into public schools. It was optional, it was short, and it was, as the Supreme Court ruled in 1962, unconstitutional. This week, we鈥檙e...
Protecting Rights Up and Down The Ballot
We are spending the most we ever have to protect reproductive freedoms, voting rights, and democracy.
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Doctors Agree: Gender-Affirming Care is Life-Saving Care
Arkansas has become the first state to pass a bill banning health care for transgender youth and 16 other states have introduced similar legislation.
By ACLU
Arkansas has become the first state to pass a bill banning health care for transgender youth and 16 other states have introduced similar legislation.
By ACLU
Why New Domestic Terrorism Laws Won't End White Supremacy
From a Capitol insurrection to multiple mass shootings, recent violence is prompting an old debate: Does the U.S. need a domestic terrorism law? And if not, how do we quell this violence? Our guest today, Hina Shamsi, the Director of the National Security Project at the ACLU, says we don鈥檛 need...
From a Capitol insurrection to multiple mass shootings, recent violence is prompting an old debate: Does the U.S. need a domestic terrorism law? And if not, how do we quell this violence? Our guest today, Hina Shamsi, the Director of the National Security Project at the ACLU, says we don鈥檛 need...
The Links Between Racialized and Gender-Based Violence
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
Racialized and gender-based violence are deeply intertwined and rooted in prejudice and discrimination. Recognizing this is just the starting point...
There鈥檚 a Lot That Can Go Wrong With 鈥榁accine Passports鈥�
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.
By Jay Stanley
Student Debt is a Racial Justice Issue. Here鈥檚 What President Biden Can Do to Help.
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
Canceling student debt is a critical step to closing the racial wealth gap and securing financial stability and economic mobility for Black and...
By Rakim Brooks, Ashley C. Harrington
Artist and Writer Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
Miller, a leading voice for survivors of sexual violence and an emerging artist, joined our podcast this week.
By ACLU
The Government is Racing to Deploy AI, But at What Cost to Our Freedom?
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
Our FOIA request seeks to uncover information about what types of AI tools intelligence agencies are deploying, what rules constrain their use, and...
By Patrick Toomey
Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
This week, we鈥檙e rounding out our Women鈥檚 History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
This week, we鈥檙e rounding out our Women鈥檚 History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford...
Amidst a Wave of Voter Suppression Bills, Some States Expand Access to the Ballot
The 桃子视频is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
The 桃子视频is combating legislation to suppress the right to vote in state legislatures, while at the same time advocating for policies that will...
Punished for a Snapchat: Why Schools Shouldn鈥檛 Police Students鈥� Speech Outside of School
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could change the free speech rights of millions of young people across the country.
By Vera Eidelman, Sara Rose
