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Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us AllPodcast
Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital footprints鈥攁nd how our data is tracked, whether...
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How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she鈥檚 inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances.
By Jeannie Parent
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
The 鈥淒ear Colleague Letter鈥 seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression.
By Lisa Francois
Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
Writing an Op-Ed is Not Grounds for Deportation
The U.S. government鈥檚 escalating attacks on noncitizens鈥 right to free speech, including our client R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk, should scare us all.
By Allegra Harpootlian
Writing an Op-Ed is Not Grounds for DeportationPodcast
Know Your Digital Privacy Rights with Esha Bhandari and Daniel Kahn Gillmor
End-to-end encryption. Burner phones. Biometric authentication. Our technology is more advanced than ever, but what does that mean for our digital footprints鈥攁nd how our data is tracked, whether...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we鈥檝e filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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Trump's Efforts to聽Dismantle AI Protections, Explained
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke


Trump's Attempt to Unilaterally Control State and Local Funding Is Dangerous, Dumb, and Undemocratic
Donald Trump's attempts to withhold vital funding to bully and coerce states into compliance is plainly unconstitutional.
By Cody Venzke, Allegra Harpootlian
Donald Trump's attempts to withhold vital funding to bully and coerce states into compliance is plainly unconstitutional.
By Cody Venzke, Allegra Harpootlian


Half a Mile from the Flames: LA County鈥檚 Brush with Catastrophe Demonstrates the Urgent Need to Protect People in Jails and Prisons from Climate Change
Wildfires raging across Greater Los Angeles have revealed that our county and cities are not only under-resourced to combat natural disasters but...
By Melissa Camacho, Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz
Wildfires raging across Greater Los Angeles have revealed that our county and cities are not only under-resourced to combat natural disasters but...
By Melissa Camacho, Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz


What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?
What executive orders can 鈥 and cannot 鈥 do, and why we have them in the first place
By Christopher Anders
What executive orders can 鈥 and cannot 鈥 do, and why we have them in the first place
By Christopher Anders


"Hope is the Counter to Fear."
Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful immigration tactics,...
By Lora Strum
Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful immigration tactics,...
By Lora Strum


We Don鈥檛 Get Ready, We Stay Ready with 红杏视频鈥檚 Cecillia Wang and W. Kamau Bell
In this episode of At Liberty, W. Kamau Bell makes his debut as the official host, marking an exciting new chapter for the 红杏视频's podcast. Joined...
In this episode of At Liberty, W. Kamau Bell makes his debut as the official host, marking an exciting new chapter for the 红杏视频's podcast. Joined...


Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties
Sanctions would endanger the investigation of war crimes across the globe and prove a grave blow to human rights.
By Kia Hamadanchy, Charlie Hogle
Sanctions would endanger the investigation of war crimes across the globe and prove a grave blow to human rights.
By Kia Hamadanchy, Charlie Hogle


Quiz: How Much Do You Know 红杏视频 Birthright Citizenship?
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history...
By 红杏视频
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history...
By 红杏视频


Trump鈥檚 Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to...
By ReNika Moore
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to...
By ReNika Moore


The High Costs of Abortion Bans
For individuals, couples and communities facing the nation's most restrictive abortion bans, access to abortion care is not just politics, it鈥檚...
By Lora Strum
For individuals, couples and communities facing the nation's most restrictive abortion bans, access to abortion care is not just politics, it鈥檚...
By Lora Strum

