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Law Enforcement’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology Is Racially Biased, Threatens First Amendment Rights
In total, the database contains nearly 25 million photos.
Do Countries Have a Legal Obligation to Protect Refugees Fleeing Oppression?
It is difficult to determine whether or not Trump's refugee ban would violate international refugee law.
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Teach-Ins Turn Immigrant Anxiety Into Action
Advocates are helping undocumented New Yorkers prep for Trump.
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Cuninico: The Fight for Clean Water Continues
More than two years have passed since more than 2,300 barrels of oil fouled the main water source for an Indigenous community in Peru.
The Demise of Greece’s Agricultural Commons
Industrial monoculture has made Greece dependent upon the European Union for most of its agricultural products.
Fighting Mass Incarceration Under Trump: New Strategies, New Alliances
We cannot hope for a shift toward prison reform under the self-declared “law-and-order” president-elect.
The Scandal of Vast Inequality in Retirement Pay
Although changes in public policy could close the widening pension gap, such changes are unlikely to come from the GOP.
As President, Will Donald Trump and His Cabinet Trade Inside Information?
Has Donald Trump given the public any reason to believe that he will resist the temptation to profit from his position as president?
Democracy Endangered When “Philanthro-Barons” Try to Tip Courts
Billionaire philanthropists are combining outsized political contributions with the glow of their reputations as selfless doers-of-good.
California Hotel Workers Defeat Boss Tactics to Win Union
A week after Trump's win, hotel workers at Le Merigot Hotel voted 27 to 15 to unionize with UNITE HERE Local 11.