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An Open Letter on Student Protests
An Open Letter on Student ProtestsAs student protests continue on campuses around the country, we urge university presidents to protect academic freedom and free speech.
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Unhoused Residents’ Rights Hang In The Balance
Unhoused Residents’ Rights Hang In The BalanceSCOTUS case Grants Pass v. Johnson considers whether individuals can constitutionally be punished for sleeping in public.
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This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion Care
This SCOTUS Case Threatens Emergency Abortion CareThe consequential case will determine the fate of pregnant people's federal right to emergency care.
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Our Comic Takes on Classroom Censorship
Our Comic Takes on Classroom CensorshipOur newest comic encourages critical conversations around race and history.
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Since our nation’s founding, discriminatory policies and laws have created an unequal system in which Black communities have had their civil rights and liberties denied and have been systemically locked out of opportunities in education, housing, employment, and more.
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States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine Protesters
States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine ProtestersIn today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask
A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention
A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory DetentionNyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory immigration detention and possible deportation from his family and the only home he has known.
The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother
The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated MotherThis Mother’s Day, let’s not forget incarcerated women, and let’s get them home to their families.
