Discriminatory Return to In Office Work Mandates Could Push Women and People of Color out of the Workforce

If states and cities rush into forcing remote employees to return to the office without confronting the ongoing realities of the pandemic, they could cause new setbacks to workplace equality that will take decades to overcome.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Bank: The Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service can play a key role in closing the racial wealth gap.

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How to be a year-round advocate  

Legislators may have gaveled out for the year, but that doesn’t mean they’re off the clock. Let’s talk about how you can lobby your lawmakers outside the halls of the capitol.  

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The Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices

The ACLU believes that political speech deserves the greatest protection to ensure the functioning of our democratic system. We don’t want Mark Zuckerberg making these important decisions alone.

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A Federal Appeals Court Will Decide if Trans Students Can Continue to Play School Sports

Last August, a federal court found that those supporting an Idaho ban on trans student athletes had no evidence to support their claims.

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To Address Systemic Racism, We Must Dismantle Housing Discrimination and Segregation

Reinstating the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing regulation is an essential step the Biden Administration must take to restore critical housing protections for all.

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The Supreme Court Considers a Cheerleader’s Off Campus Free Speech Rights

The high court heard arguments this week in one of the most important student free speech cases to reach its bench.

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How Broadband Access Advances Systemic Equality

For millions of people who can't afford broadband, extending access would open the door to equal opportunities.

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The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed.

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