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Aug 14, 2025

Many Are Focused on the Wrong Questions When it Comes to AI

Privacy and Technology
Do large language models have an inherent politics?
Do large language models have an inherent politics?
Free Future: A woodcut-style image of a man in front of a tank with circuit board design on it
Free Future: A woodcut-style image of a man in front of a tank with circuit board design on it
Aug 6, 2025

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Immigrants' Rights
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.
A demonstrator looks up at her sign (which reads "Citizenship is a Birthright") during a rally outside the Supreme court building demanding the court uphold the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A demonstrator looks up at her sign (which reads "Citizenship is a Birthright") during a rally outside the Supreme court building demanding the court uphold the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Aug 5, 2025

Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained

Free Speech
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.
A close-up of a window on NPR's website.
A close-up of a window on NPR's website.
Jul 31, 2025

Five Common Misconceptions About Immigration

Immigrants' Rights

Despite what many people think, achieving the American dream as an immigrant isn’t easy – and there are widespread misconceptions about how the immigration system actually works.

By Antonio Serrano

Despite what many people think, achieving the American dream as an immigrant isn’t easy – and there are widespread misconceptions about how the immigration system actually works.

By Antonio Serrano
Five misconceptions about immigration
Five misconceptions about immigration
Jul 23, 2025

Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious”

Privacy and Technology
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
License plate readers on back of police car
License plate readers on back of police car
Jul 17, 2025

60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press

Free Speech
From civil rights protests to Trump-era lawsuits, New York Times v. Sullivan continues to shape press freedom
From civil rights protests to Trump-era lawsuits, New York Times v. Sullivan continues to shape press freedom
The homepage of the New York Times' website.
The homepage of the New York Times' website.