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Jan 11, 2023

What we're watching in the 2023 Legislative Session

Fueled by conspiracies and misinformation, Arkansas’ 2021 legislative session saw unprecedented and massive attacks on abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, and our democracy.

Fueled by conspiracies and misinformation, Arkansas’ 2021 legislative session saw unprecedented and massive attacks on abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, voting rights, and our democracy.

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Image of Arkansas State Capitol
Oct 11, 2022

Extremist Politicians and Special Interest Groups Are Trying to Divide Us

Voting Rights

Extremist politicians and special interest groups are trying to divide us. From hateful attacks on our LGBTQ+ community to an assault on our voting...

Extremist politicians and special interest groups are trying to divide us. From hateful attacks on our LGBTQ+ community to an assault on our voting...

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Image of raised fists
Jul 20, 2022

How recent SCOTUS decisions put all our liberties at stake

The US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stripped away the rights of millions of Americans. Not only was a person's right to make their own medical decisions once...

The US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stripped away the rights of millions of Americans. Not only was a person's right to make their own medical decisions once...

Jun 1, 2022

The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

Criminal Justice
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.
Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.
Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.
May 31, 2022

From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End

Racial Justice
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”
Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”
May 17, 2022

Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy

Technology and Freedom
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.
A protest sign that reads “My Body, My Business.”
A protest sign that reads “My Body, My Business.”