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Dec 8, 2022

Four Actions Before 2022 Ends

Immigrants' Rights

Get to work now! Send your notes before the new Congress starts.

Get to work now! Send your notes before the new Congress starts.

Image of two people at a protest placed over a blue background with the statue of liberty.
Image of two people at a protest placed over a blue background with the statue of liberty.
Dec 8, 2022

The Child Welfare System Needs an Overhaul

Racial Justice
I thought I would help families by working in the foster care system. Instead I found a system that was quick to separate children from their parents because they were living in poverty.
I thought I would help families by working in the foster care system. Instead I found a system that was quick to separate children from their parents because they were living in poverty.
An intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children and Youth Services office.
An intake call screening center for the Allegheny County Children and Youth Services office.
Dec 6, 2022

The Federal Government Should Not Waste the Opportunity to Address Algorithmic Discrimination

The Federal Trade Commission should adopt binding rules to identify and prevent algorithmic discrimination.

The Federal Trade Commission should adopt binding rules to identify and prevent algorithmic discrimination.

The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington.
The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington.
Dec 6, 2022

Explaining Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Democracy

Voting Rights
North Carolina legislators are asking the court to grant them unfettered power to set rules for voting and elections, without state constitutional limits.
North Carolina legislators are asking the court to grant them unfettered power to set rules for voting and elections, without state constitutional limits.
An elected official reviews a map of North Carolina districts at select committee meeting on redistricting.
An elected official reviews a map of North Carolina districts at select committee meeting on redistricting.
Dec 5, 2022

What the 2022 Midterms Taught Us About Immigration Reform

Immigrants' Rights
Immigrants’ rights victories show bipartisan progress is possible.
Immigrants’ rights victories show bipartisan progress is possible.
A group of immigration reform demonstrators with a sign that says "Immigration Reform Now."
A group of immigration reform demonstrators with a sign that says "Immigration Reform Now."
Dec 5, 2022

Getting Published: Letters to the Editor

Free Speech

A compiled list of how-tos and best practices for getting your story in the papers.

A compiled list of how-tos and best practices for getting your story in the papers.

person writing a letter in a coffee shop
person writing a letter in a coffee shop