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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
Oct 08, 2019
What You Need to Know About the LGBTQ Rights Case Before SCOTUS
This week the Supreme Court heard arguments in three cases in which the Trump administration is urging the court to rule that it’s legal to fire workers for being LGBTQ.
For the LGBTQ civil rights movement, this is a big moment. These cases will affect more people than the Supreme Cou
By aclutn
Oct 04, 2019
Texas Plans to Execute Jewish Man Denied a Fair Trial by an Anti-Semitic Judge
UPDATE: On Friday, October 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, where Halprin had sought relief before turning to the U.S. Supreme Court, granted a stay of execution for Randy Halprin. We commend this decision.
“A goddamn Kike.”
“That fuckin’ Jew.”
According to pleadings filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme C
By aclutn
Oct 03, 2019
Trump’s War on Asylum-Seekers is Endangering Pregnant Women
The view from the Matamoros, Mexico side of the Rio Grande — just across from Brownsville, Texas — reveals an unsettling scene.
Young women and children bathe openly in the murky green water, while others wash their clothes on
By aclutn
Oct 02, 2019
How Laws Targeting Clinics Could End Abortion Access
Abortion rights captured the nation’s attention earlier this year when seven states passed early abortion bans. With the
By aclutn
Oct 01, 2019
Court Rules Against Inmates Challenging Tennessee Department of Corrections Hepatitis C Protocol
By Lindsay Kee
Sep 30, 2019
Trump’s Whistleblower Attacks Are Troubling, But Not Unprecedented
The @realDonaldTrump Twitter handle was on overdrive this weekend, assailing the anonymous whistleblower who reported that President Trump used the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election. Like clockwork, President Trump tried to attack the whistleblower’s credibility, questioned the meager whistleblower protections currently in place, labeled those who provided information to the whistleblower as spies, and suggested such “spies” should be treated as they were in “the old days” — presumably referring to execution.
President Trump’s attacks are deeply troubling and should provide lawmakers fresh motive to strengthen
By aclutn
Sep 30, 2019
The Trump Administration is Waging a War on People Fleeing Persecution. We Can’t Let Them Win.
In June 1939, a passenger ship named the St. Louis approached the coast of Florida, planning to dock in Miami. The boat was packed with nearly a thousand refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe. Most were Jewish, and they thought they’d find a safe haven in the United States.
They were wrong. President Franklin Roosevelt denied their pleas for help, and the U.S. Coast G
By aclutn
Sep 27, 2019
Trump Announces Plan to Admit Fewer Refugees Than Any Previous President
The Trump administration yesterday announced its plan to admit 18,000 refugees this fiscal year, taking another step in its agenda to dismantle the program that has long provided protection for people and families seeking safety from persecution. This sickening announcement is consistent with Trump’s attacks on refugees, Muslims, and immigrants across the board — particularly those who are Brown or Black.
The U.S. has long been a global leader in refugee admissions. By
By aclutn
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