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Jan 16, 2018

Big Corporations Make Millions by Selling People a Chance to Get Out of Jail

Who benefits from wealth-based incarceration? The bail sharks.

If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy your immediate freedom?

For most people, the answer is no....

By aclutn

Who benefits from wealth-based incarceration? The bail sharks.

If you got arrested, could you come up with the bail needed to buy your immediate freedom?

For most people, the answer is no....

By aclutn
Jan 16, 2018

The Trump Administration Abandons Its Obligations to Trans Students

The Education Department says that claims of discrimination against transgender students are now outside its jurisdiction.

The Trump Administration didn’t wait long to deliver its first blow to...

By aclutn

The Education Department says that claims of discrimination against transgender students are now outside its jurisdiction.

The Trump Administration didn’t wait long to deliver its first blow to...

By aclutn
Jan 16, 2018

Martin Luther King Stood for More Than Love

On MLK's birthday, we owe thanks to everyone who continues to work for racial justice with their backs as straight as can be.

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By aclutn

On MLK's birthday, we owe thanks to everyone who continues to work for racial justice with their backs as straight as can be.

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By aclutn
Jan 16, 2018

The People v. Donald Trump

In the first year of Trump’s presidency, the courts have acted exactly how the Founders intended them to.

Legal scholars and progressives have long expressed doubt about the utility of courts in...

By aclutn

In the first year of Trump’s presidency, the courts have acted exactly how the Founders intended them to.

Legal scholars and progressives have long expressed doubt about the utility of courts in...

By aclutn
Jan 15, 2018

Ending Mass Incarceration Is a Winner for Politicians

Politics driven by fear of crime had direct, destructive social costs.

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By aclutn

Politics driven by fear of crime had direct, destructive social costs.

This piece originally appeared at...

By aclutn
Jan 11, 2018

Members of Congress Just Voted to Give the Trump Administration Greater Spy Powers

The House passed a bill that would make the government's dangerous spying powers worse. It now goes to the Senate.

House leadership today once again caved to irresponsible fearmongering from the...

By aclutn

The House passed a bill that would make the government's dangerous spying powers worse. It now goes to the Senate.

House leadership today once again caved to irresponsible fearmongering from the...

By aclutn