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Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"
We’re on the Hill this week telling Congress to fund real solutions
By Ellen Flenniken, Cynthia W. Roseberry
Voters Reject President Trump's Dystopian Plans for "Public Safety"Podcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
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Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
We’ve been here before. Work requirements only cut care, nothing else.
By Jacob Abudaram, Susan Mizner
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
When Jeannie Parent and her volunteer group, KWESI, visit immigrants held in a California detention center, she’s inspired by the sense of connection and community she can foster in spite of the circumstances.
By Jeannie Parent
How We Help the Immigrant Community Feel Seen
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided.
By Hina Shamsi
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us AllPodcast
We’re Still Ready: Trump’s First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins...
Latest on COVID-19
Since the start of COVID-19, we’ve filed more than 100 legal actions. Visit our tracker to learn more.
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The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack. We Must Fight for It
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band...
By Deborah Archer
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band...
By Deborah Archer
What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and...
By Sham Habteselasse, Sam LaFrance
The Trump administration is attempting to push its political ideals and conservative agenda on students and restrict access to a diverse and...
By Sham Habteselasse, Sam LaFrance
Know Your LGBTQ+ Rights with Chase Strangio
This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Chase Strangio joins W. Kamau Bell to discuss the current state of LGBTQIA+ rights across the country....
This week, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Chase Strangio joins W. Kamau Bell to discuss the current state of LGBTQIA+ rights across the country....
The Targeted Chaos of Trump’s Attacks Against International Human Rights Law and Justice
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential...
By Jamil Dakwar
Donald Trump has positioned his administration to launch one of the most abusive and aggressive assaults on human rights in U.S. presidential...
By Jamil Dakwar
Trump's Efforts to Dismantle AI Protections, Explained
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke
President Donald Trump has swiftly removed Artificial Intelligence protections, exposing people to real-world harms.
By Olga Akselrod, Cody Venzke
Trump's Attempt to Unilaterally Control State and Local Funding Is Dangerous, Dumb, and Undemocratic
Donald Trump's attempts to withhold vital funding to bully and coerce states into compliance is plainly unconstitutional.
By Cody Venzke, Allegra Harpootlian
Donald Trump's attempts to withhold vital funding to bully and coerce states into compliance is plainly unconstitutional.
By Cody Venzke, Allegra Harpootlian
Half a Mile from the Flames: LA County’s Brush with Catastrophe Demonstrates the Urgent Need to Protect People in Jails and Prisons from Climate Change
Wildfires raging across Greater Los Angeles have revealed that our county and cities are not only under-resourced to combat natural disasters but...
By Melissa Camacho, Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz
Wildfires raging across Greater Los Angeles have revealed that our county and cities are not only under-resourced to combat natural disasters but...
By Melissa Camacho, Marisol Dominguez-Ruiz
What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
By Christopher Anders
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
By Christopher Anders
"Hope is the Counter to Fear."
Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration’s unlawful immigration tactics,...
By Lora Strum
Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration’s unlawful immigration tactics,...
By Lora Strum
We Don’t Get Ready, We Stay Ready with ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s Cecillia Wang and W. Kamau Bell
In this episode of At Liberty, W. Kamau Bell makes his debut as the official host, marking an exciting new chapter for the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥'s podcast. Joined...
In this episode of At Liberty, W. Kamau Bell makes his debut as the official host, marking an exciting new chapter for the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥'s podcast. Joined...
