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Jul 14, 2021

How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds

Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
Clean lawn and tidy oak trees in front of an apartment complex
Clean lawn and tidy oak trees in front of an apartment complex
Jul 13, 2021

How Artificial Intelligence Can Deepen Racial and Economic Inequities

The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
The Biden administration must prioritize and address all the ways that AI and technology can exacerbate racial and other inequities.
Couple looking to buy a home
Couple looking to buy a home
Jul 13, 2021

McGirt v Oklahoma Community Impact Forum is Business as Usual for Oklahoma Prosecutors

Tonight’s District Attorney led Tulsa forum will focus on their perceived hardships in being forced to acknowledge tribal sovereignty and reservation boundaries in the year since McGirt.
Tonight’s District Attorney led Tulsa forum will focus on their perceived hardships in being forced to acknowledge tribal sovereignty and reservation boundaries in the year since McGirt.
Increase in Indigenous people imprisoned
Increase in Indigenous people imprisoned
Jul 12, 2021

At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?

The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two...
The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two...
Photo of the Supreme Court Justices in black robes as composed October 27, 2020.
Photo of the Supreme Court Justices in black robes as composed October 27, 2020.
Jul 9, 2021

Why Britney Can’t Get Out of Her Conservatorship

The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
The pop star is just one of many people trapped in repressive conservatorships, which strip people with disabilities of their civil liberties.
Britney Spears' supporters sit outside holding signs that read "Free Britney" and "End the Conservatorship" during a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship
Britney Spears' supporters sit outside holding signs that read "Free Britney" and "End the Conservatorship" during a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship
Jul 9, 2021

Why Net Neutrality Can’t Wait

To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
To close the digital divide, restore net neutrality.
Woman helps to dismantle a large alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality Wake Up Call" from the stage after a protest in front of the FCC in Washington, DC.
Woman helps to dismantle a large alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality Wake Up Call" from the stage after a protest in front of the FCC in Washington, DC.