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Jun 11, 2021

No More Spying on Journalists

Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to impose far stronger, lasting safeguards.
Existing Justice Department policies have not prevented abusive spying on reporters. The White House, Justice Department, and Congress need to impose far stronger, lasting safeguards.
he northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation's capital .
he northern facade of the Department of Justice building in the Nation's capital .
Jun 11, 2021

The ‘ICE Kids’

For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won’t tell anyone why.
For years, ICE has been holding teenagers in indefinite detention thousands of miles away from their families. And it won’t tell anyone why.
Photo of silhouette of Bastien Rodriguez in Guatemala
Photo of silhouette of Bastien Rodriguez in Guatemala
Jun 10, 2021

Patient Privacy Is Not Just About Medical Ethics — It’s Vital to Racial Equity and Disability Rights

We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical patient privacy protections.
We should empower patients to seek care by maintaining the strongest possible medical confidentiality rules instead of watering down critical patient privacy protections.
Clipboard with medical form and stethoscope attached
Clipboard with medical form and stethoscope attached
Jun 10, 2021

Canceling Student Debt Can Help Build Black Women’s Futures

We don’t need more shallow praise for “saving” the nation — we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
We don’t need more shallow praise for “saving” the nation — we need Biden to cancel our student debt.
Black woman in cap and gown holds a diploma
Black woman in cap and gown holds a diploma
Jun 9, 2021

Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof

Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's brutality impossible to ignore.
Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's brutality impossible to ignore.
Still image of a detained man from the video
Still image of a detained man from the video
Jun 9, 2021

Resilience, Liberation, and the Interconnectedness of Pride

If Marsha and Sylvia taught us anything, it’s that if Pride doesn’t include all of us, it doesn’t hold meaning for any of us.
If Marsha and Sylvia taught us anything, it’s that if Pride doesn’t include all of us, it doesn’t hold meaning for any of us.
On June 8, 2019, over 70 groups participated in the 23rd Brooklyn Pride Parade. A few thousand onlookers gathered along the parade route on 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn
On June 8, 2019, over 70 groups participated in the 23rd Brooklyn Pride Parade. A few thousand onlookers gathered along the parade route on 5th Avenue from Lincoln Place to 9th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn