Punishing Students for Declining to Stand for the National Anthem

Read our letter in response to the recent incident at Lawton Public Schools where the two students were handcuffed and suspensioned for declining to stand for the national anthem, a clear violation to their First Amendment rights.

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Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.

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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Why the U.S. Should Keep its Promise to Diversity Visa Winners

Thousands of people are being denied their chance at the American dream because their visas were torn up during the anti-immigrant Trump administration.

Mira Naseer, a diversity visa recipient, holding her naturalization papers and two American flags.

Drug Treatment is Infrastructure

States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.

Edmontonian with a sign that reads "harm reduction saves lives," photos of loved ones and crosses with purple ribbons and hearts gather for International Overdose Awareness Day at Capital Plaza outside the Federal Building.

20 Years After 9/11, We Have a Roadmap Toward a More Just and Equitable Future

Will Biden and Congress follow it?

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A Conversation with Survivors of the CIA’s Post-9/11 Torture Program

On At Liberty, we reflect on what justice for victims and survivors would look like, and how to ensure the government never uses these inhumane tactics again.

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The Watchlisting System Exemplifies the Government’s Post-9/11 Embrace of Biased Profiling

The system is an affront to the Constitution and the values we claim to hold dear.

An FBI employee guards the entrance doors to the Detroit City Council on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Detroit.

10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives.

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The Privacy Lesson of 9/11: Mass Surveillance is Not the Way Forward

Congress must ensure that the next generation of Americans is able to speak and associate freely, without fear of surveillance.

Surveillance cameras on a street pole.