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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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New Mexico Showed Us What Protecting Abortion Rights Looks Like
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
How an intersectional movement of women, families, faith leaders, and medical providers, Indigenous, Black, and Latinx reproductive justice leaders...
By Dakota Waterson
Amazon Drivers Placed Under Robot Surveillance Microscope
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Increased video surveillance is tilting power away from vulnerable contract workers, and toward those who already have it.
By Jay Stanley
Ending Qualified Immunity Once and For All is the Next Step in Holding Police Accountable
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson
As we approach the first anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, ending the doctrine that often lets officers avoid accountability is critical.
By Ed Yohnka, Julia Decker, Emma Andersson
Sheriff Kristin Graziano and the New Movement for Public Safety
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
There's a new sheriff in town, and she wants to reimagine public safety with the people of Charleston, South Carolina.
By Frank Knaack
Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Monica Hopkins
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.
By Monica Hopkins
Is There a New Era for Human Rights on the Horizon?
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration鈥檚 first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
Here's what we learned from the Biden-Harris administration鈥檚 first appearance before the United Nations.
By JoAnn Kamuf Ward, Jamil Dakwar
We Must Abolish Qualified Immunity to Prevent Further Police Harm 鈥� Especially for People in Mental Health Crises
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very wrong.
By West Resendes
When courts are forgiving police for tasing people who are covered in gasoline, things have gone very wrong.
By West Resendes
North Carolina Has Spent Decades Attacking Abortion Access. We鈥檙e Fighting Back.
In the post-Trump era 鈥� with the concern that the balance of the Supreme Court has shifted to an anti-abortion majority 鈥� states play an...
By Clara Spera
In the post-Trump era 鈥� with the concern that the balance of the Supreme Court has shifted to an anti-abortion majority 鈥� states play an...
By Clara Spera
Why We Need the Post Office to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Roughly 50 percent of Black families do not have access to affordable financial services. The post office can close that gap.
By Rakim Brooks
Roughly 50 percent of Black families do not have access to affordable financial services. The post office can close that gap.
By Rakim Brooks
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist Policing
Last summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff鈥檚 race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with a reform-minded candidate Kristin Graziano taking on an establishment incumbent....
Last summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff鈥檚 race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with a reform-minded candidate Kristin Graziano taking on an establishment incumbent....