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For decades, local, state and federal public officials from both political parties and powerful interest groups engineered the system of mass incarceration. They did this in part by constructing a narrative of fear fueled by racism through which they passed laws, spent billions of dollars, and separated millions of families. It was a disaster of epic proportions that unfolded in slow motion and for which we are still paying the price today as a nation.
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By aclutn
May 13, 2016
A Historic Week for Transgender Rights
The federal government just took dramatic action to protect the rights of transgender Americans.
By aclutn
May 10, 2016
Pregnancy Is Scary Enough Without Having To Worry That a Catholic Hospital Might Turn You Away
As more hospital beds reside in Catholic hospitals, more women will have healthcare choices made by bishops, not doctors.
By aclutn
May 10, 2016
Airline Pilots Should Not Have to Choose Between Their Jobs and Breastfeeding Their Babies
Frontier Airlines made me and other female pilots choose between our jobs and breastfeeding our children.
By aclutn
May 06, 2016
Why Government Use of Social Media Monitoring Software Is a Direct Threat to Our Liberty and Privacy
Rather than accepting SMMS’s use by police as inevitable, we should consider the serious implications for our society.
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By aclutn
Apr 19, 2016
Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Have Nothing to Do With Privacy and Everything To Do With Fear and Hatred
Using the state to force trans people to use the wrong bathroom is the very opposite of limited government.
By aclutn
Apr 18, 2016
The Oregon Department of Justice Trains Agents on How to Break the Law
A training slide reveals that the DOJ instructs agents to 'use creativity' and 'articulate reasonable suspicion in some way.'
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By aclutn
Apr 18, 2016
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Illegal Surveillance Shows It Lives Inside a Bubble of Bias
Because tweeting the logo of hip-hop legends Public Enemy doesn't remotely constitute a threat to police.
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By aclutn
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