How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?

Biden must end the use of detainers and other ICE programs that only bring pain and anguish.

An ICE agent holding an Immigration Detainer form.

If the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here’s What It Should Do Immediately

Biden has a real opportunity to restore faith in our democracy and move us closer to an electoral system representative of all Americans.

A demonstrator carries a sign demanding an end to gerrymandering and voter suppression.

My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe

Trans and non-binary people often experience discrimination related to gender markers leading to a fear of violence when we must show our IDs.

Form with gender-neutral marker.

Google This: Algorithmic Oppression

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

Safiya Noble.

Merrick Garland Can Transform the Department of Justice. Will He?

By the end of his confirmation hearing, we should know if Merrick Garland will be an attorney general dedicated to justice and equality — or if he will continue the failed policies of the previous administration.

Merrick Garland.

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

Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill

Pandemic relief is urgent, and it’s a racial justice issue, as well as an economic one.

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) speaking, with U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) standing next to him, about the COVID-19 relief legislation being worked on in the Senate, on February 11. 2021.

Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity

Face recognition is a threat to not only our constitutional rights, but to people of color and other marginalized groups who are more likely to be misidentified — and bear the consequences

People standing at a crosswalk with face recognition software boxes superimposed over their faces.

The Expiration of the CARES Act Could Force Thousands Back into Federal Prisons

This is a mistake. Keeping people out of prison is the best way to slow the spread of COIVD-19 and save lives.

A red tag hangs on a cell door, signifying an active COVID-19 case for its inhabitants in the Minnesota prison.