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Feb 20, 2021

My Genderless ID Makes Me Feel Safe

I have never had an ID that accurately reflects my gender. The closest I have come to achieving this was when I received my New York City municipal ID (...

By aclutn

I have never had an ID that accurately reflects my gender. The closest I have come to achieving this was when I received my New York City municipal ID (...

By aclutn
Feb 20, 2021

Google This: Algorithmic Oppression

Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.” But instead of finding images of adorable animals, photos of...

By aclutn

Imagine you’ve forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of “gorilla.” But instead of finding images of adorable animals, photos of...

By aclutn
Feb 19, 2021

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

When President Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland begins his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the U.S. government will reach a...

By aclutn

When President Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland begins his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the U.S. government will reach a...

By aclutn
Feb 18, 2021

The Weeknd is Safe Enough for the Super Bowl, but Contraband in Prison

Incarcerated people do not lose their First Amendment rights while locked up. Yet correctional facilities across the country routinely restrict materials that prisoners can access using...

By aclutn

Incarcerated people do not lose their First Amendment rights while locked up. Yet correctional facilities across the country routinely restrict materials that prisoners can access using...

By aclutn
Feb 18, 2021

Racial Justice Priorities in the Congressional COVID-19 Relief Bill

We have witnessed the death and devastation that COVID-19 has brought to millions of people across the country this past year. The pandemic revealed the flaws and cracks in our social safety net...

By aclutn

We have witnessed the death and devastation that COVID-19 has brought to millions of people across the country this past year. The pandemic revealed the flaws and cracks in our social safety net...

By aclutn
Feb 17, 2021

Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity

Face recognition and other forms of biometric identification technologies are a threat to core constitutional rights and have a disturbing record of racial bias and inaccuracy that endangers...

By aclutn

Face recognition and other forms of biometric identification technologies are a threat to core constitutional rights and have a disturbing record of racial bias and inaccuracy that endangers...

By aclutn