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Mark Zuckerberg has a dystopian vision for a surveillance society. Here’s how we can fight back.

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Publication
Dec 1, 2016
Body camera clipped onto police officer's uniform
  • Police Accountability

If cops don’t turn on their body cameras, courts should instruct juries to think twice about their testimony

Police officers and departments are not the only ones who can ensure that body cameras are used responsibly. Courts can do it, too.
Publication
Nov 17, 2016
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +7 Issues

Shaken by the election? Take five actions for freedom

Publication
Nov 9, 2016
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  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +5 Issues

Carol Rose: We won’t give up. We never do.

Publication
Aug 2, 2016
Charlie Baker Public Records Bill Signing
  • LGBTQ Rights|
  • +4 Issues

Let’s celebrate this year’s landmark legislative wins! (And fight for more.)

Publication
Oct 15, 2015
Scales of Justice
  • Criminal Justice Law Reform

Massachusetts imprisonment of people suffering from addiction must end

The practice needs to stop immediately, and for good. We will not rest until it does.