What President Biden Needs to Do Beyond the First 100 Days

Now is our chance to reform and rebuild our institutions based on the painful truths that have been further highlighted over the past four years.

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, DC

People of Minority Faiths Could Be Turned Away From Taxpayer-Funded Programs

The Supreme Court is considering whether government contractors have a constitutional right to discriminate based on their religious beliefs

The Hebrew handwritten Torah, on a synagogue alter, with Kippah and Talith

Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents

Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C.

A demonstrator holds up a sign advocating for statehood for Washington, D.C.

Meet the Activists Fighting to Free People from LA Jails

Nalya Rodriguez and Michael Saavedra share how their personal experiences with the criminal legal system help to shape a movement for change.

Nalya Rodriguez of the Youth Justice Coalition in Los Angeles

Congress Shouldn’t Be Fenced Off to the People it Represents

The Capitol buildings and grounds are quintessential places for free speech and protest, accessible by people from all walks of life. Permanently fencing off the Capitol would inflict concrete harms to our democracy.

Black fence in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Google This: Algorithmic Oppression

Algorithmic technology is deployed to automate, systematize, and optimize every facet of our lives — but at what cost?

Safiya Noble.

The Weeknd’s Music is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison

An Arizona prison is denying a Black Muslim man access to the music and religious texts he has requested behind bars.

Artist The Weeknd sings into a microphone on stage at Super Bowl 55

The Streets Belong to the People — Always Have, Always Will

Public streets and roads are as deeply intertwined with our First Amendment rights as the idea of protest itself.

Angela Miracle Gladue, center, a member of the Frog Lake First Nations, attends a rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe near the White House

What Does Free Speech Mean Online?

On At Liberty, we dig into how to reconcile social media bans and free speech rights.

A smartphone showing Donald J. Trump's suspended Twitter account.