The Government Shouldn’t Keep the Public in the Dark Just Because Private Companies Ask It To
The government often relies on private entities to carry out its work.
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Voting Is a Right That Shouldn’t Be Taken Away
At the founding of our nation, women, African Americans, those who were unable to read or write, poor people, and individuals with felony convictions were excluded from the ballot box. Over the course of our nation’s history, the right to vote has expanded to include African Americans and women.
The BE HEARD Act Will Overhaul Workplace Harassment Laws
For more than a decade, Tarana Burke and survivors across the country have used #MeToo to share their experiences of sexual violence, raise women’s voices, and respond to the needs of survivors.
America’s Pretrial System Is Broken. Here’s Our Vision to Fix It.
Every year, millions of people are arrested, required to pay money bail they cannot afford, separated from their families and loved ones, or subjected to long periods of incarceration based on the mere accusation
Rights for All Will Put Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Race
Jose Ivan Parga is a member of a multi-status, Mexican-immigrant family in Minnesota. Even though he is a citizen, every day he witnesses the fear and uncertainty that his extended family has because of their immigration status.
When Taking a Walk at Night Was an Act of Civil Disobedience
Seventy-six years ago, Minoru “Min” Yasui sat in a cell at the Multnomah County Jail in Oregon when he read a newspaper article detailing how Walter Pierce, the state’s former governor and U.S. congressman, called for Japanese immigrants in the United States to be sent to Japan.