Publication
Oct 22, 2018
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  • Privacy and Surveillance

Federal data protection legislation must be a floor—not a ceiling—for our digital rights

Data should never be used to discriminate, compromise individual liberty, or disrupt democracy.
Publication
Oct 19, 2018
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  • Privacy and Surveillance

Americans want face surveillance regulations, but government and big tech aren’t waiting for it

Companies and government agencies are surveilling us, whether we want it or not.
Publication
Oct 10, 2018
University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Racial Justice|
  • +1 Issue

I was reported to police as an agitated Black male — for simply walking to work

A Black employee at the University of Massachusetts Amherst opens up about the racial profiling incident that rocked the campus and upended his life.
Publication
Oct 5, 2018
Trans Flag at March
  • LGBTQ Rights

November could be consequential for transgender and nonbinary people like me

A ballot initiative in Massachusetts is the latest assault on the right of transgender people to exist in public spaces.
Publication
Sep 26, 2018
Prison
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Prisons’ refusal to provide adequate opioid treatment Is cruel and unlawful

In Massachusetts, people in prison are denied adequate care for opioid use disorder, increasing risk of relapse.
Publication
Sep 17, 2018
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1982: The last time 5 Massachusetts districts fought for DA

The voter turnout on primary day – from Boston to the Berkshires – shows that when voters are given a real choice on the ballot, they will get involved.
Publication
Sep 13, 2018
Oumou Kanoute
  • Racial Justice

A Smith College employee called the police on me for eating lunch while Black

A student opens up about experiencing racial profiling at Smith College and what she expects Smith to do to address it.
Publication
Sep 9, 2018
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  • Free Speech and Expression|
  • +1 Issue

An insider's account of the NFL players' take-a-knee movement

I worked at the NFL. The players were never protesting the military, but racial injustice – police brutality, mass incarceration, and systemic racism.
Publication
Sep 4, 2018
I voted!
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

A historic opportunity to change the criminal legal system

For the first time in 36 years, voters in five Massachusetts DA districts again face a choice at the ballot this fall.