The For the People Act Is America’s Next Great Civil Rights Bill
Beyond voting reform and protections against discrimination, the bill is a roadmap to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable democracy.
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The Links Between Mass Incarceration and Poverty
Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore looks at some of the harms created by the criminal legal system, as well as potential solutions. -
Progress on Restoring Voting Rights
Lawmakers at the state and federal levels have advanced legislation to roll back policies with racist origins that disenfranchise people with criminal convictions. -
The Fight For Voting Rights In 2021
States have introduced a wave of bills that would restrict to the right to vote. -
How Prisons Are a Drag On New York’s Economy
Annual earnings for New Yorkers who have been in prison are nearly $1.9 billion less than those who are otherwise socioeconomically similar. -
Voting by Mail Under Threat, Again
Legislators in dozens of states want to erect new obstacles to voting. -
Facebook’s Content Moderation Rules Are a Mess
The Facebook Oversight Board must create more transparent content policies for the sake of its users and its powerful platform. -
Democracy’s Next Battleground
The voting maps that come out of the next redistricting will affect the political balance of power for many years. -
We Don’t Need More Terrorism Laws After the Capitol Riot. Just Look At Our 9/11 Mistakes
While we must match the resolve with which we tackled Al Qaeda and ISIS in confronting the threat of far-right violence, we must avoid the counterterrorism playbook that led to so many grave mistakes and ineffective strategies. -
How the Student Debt Crisis Underscores the Urgency of Campaign Finance Reform
To root out the causes of ballooning student debt, we must start by getting big money out of politics.
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