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Jul 16, 2019

The Health Care Rights Law Protects Us All

The Trump administration is trying to roll it back. — One of the most important provisions of the Affordable Care Act is one that helps ensure people are not discriminated against when they seek medical attention. The Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the ACA) protects us all — especially the LGBTQ community, women, people with disabilities, and people…

LGBTQ

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The Health Care Rights Law Protects Us All
The Health Care Rights Law Protects Us All
LGBTQ

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Apr 19, 2019

The Supreme Court and the Eleventh-Hour Citizenship Question: What to Look Out For

Debunking the falsehoods you can expect to hear from the people behind this disinformation campaign. — By Beth Lynk The late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said 12 words that should resonate with everyone in a democracy: “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.” Facts are the basis of sound decisions. …

Census

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The Supreme Court and the Eleventh-Hour Citizenship Question: What to Look Out For
The Supreme Court and the Eleventh-Hour Citizenship Question: What to Look Out For
Census

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Jan 11, 2019

Checklist for the Chairman: A Plea to Protect Our Courts

An Open Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham — By Mike Zubrensky Dear Senator Graham, You have just become chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is charged with reviewing judicial nominees for lifetime appointments and key executive branch appointees like the attorney general. The committee has become highly politicized in recent years under the acrimonious chairmanship of Senator…

Lindsey Graham

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Checklist for the Chairman: A Plea to Protect Our Courts
Checklist for the Chairman: A Plea to Protect Our Courts
Lindsey Graham

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Nov 6, 2018

An Open Letter to the Georgia Secretary of State

From the National Disability Rights Network and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights — Mr. Kemp, While you may be seeking a higher office in the state of Georgia, you must uphold the obligations you swore to uphold as Secretary of State. Your actions thus far show a stunning lack of leadership and impartiality in your role. You have made a clear, intentional choice…

Georgia

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An Open Letter to the Georgia Secretary of State
An Open Letter to the Georgia Secretary of State
Georgia

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Oct 30, 2018

Building the Democracy We Deserve: Vote Your Values on November 6

This election is our opportunity to harness our power to build the diverse and accountable democracy we want to see. — By Leigh M. Chapman One of the most critical elections of our lifetimes is one week away. And yes, that election is a midterm election. Next year, Millennials will make up the nation’s largest adult generation, at 73 million strong. …

Democracy

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Building the Democracy We Deserve: Vote Your Values on November 6
Building the Democracy We Deserve: Vote Your Values on November 6
Democracy

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Oct 3, 2018

Kavanaugh’s Job Interview and the FBI Investigation

Here’s what you should know. — By Mike Zubrensky When credible allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh became public, many people with knowledge of the FBI background check process, myself included, urged the Trump administration to initiate a supplemental FBI investigation to look into those allegations. But the FBI investigation that was launched last Friday…

Trump

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Kavanaugh’s Job Interview and the FBI Investigation
Kavanaugh’s Job Interview and the FBI Investigation
Trump

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Sep 20, 2018

Judicial Nominee Background Investigations — Fact vs. Fiction

We’re clarifying the FBI background process and addressing the misinformation being spread by Judge Kavanaugh’s defenders. — By Mike Zubrensky For nearly seven years, from August 2010 to January 2017, I served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy (OLP). …

Judiciary

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Judicial Nominee Background Investigations — Fact vs. Fiction
Judicial Nominee Background Investigations — Fact vs. Fiction
Judiciary

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Sep 13, 2018

Where Are We Safe?

The murder of Botham Shem Jean in Dallas has once more caused Black people in America to grapple with this question. — By Brent Johnson On the evening of Friday, September 7, I sat down next to my husband on our couch and opened Twitter on my phone — a familiar, end of the week routine after a long work week. …

BlackLivesMatter

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Where Are We Safe?
Where Are We Safe?
BlackLivesMatter

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Sep 12, 2018

Post-Charlottesville Anniversary, We’re Still Fighting White Supremacy in Our Own Government

It’s up to us to save our democracy — and save our soul. Let’s get to work. — By Ashley Allison Billed as Unite the Right 2, white supremacists marched in our nation’s capital one month ago to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The turnout? Fewer than 25 people. Pundits largely painted the day as a loss for the cause of white supremacy…

Trump Administration

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Post-Charlottesville Anniversary, We’re Still Fighting White Supremacy in Our Own Government
Post-Charlottesville Anniversary, We’re Still Fighting White Supremacy in Our Own Government
Trump Administration

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Aug 10, 2018

Five Things You Can Do To Combat White Supremacy

One year after Charlottesville, let’s do all we can to defend civil and human rights. — By Ashley Allison Sunday, August 12, will mark the one-year anniversary of the largest white supremacist rally in recent times — a rally organized on the heels of the Charlottesville City Council’s decision to remove the statue of Confederate soldier Robert E. Lee from a bustling public park. That weekend…

Charlottesville

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Five Things You Can Do To Combat White Supremacy
Five Things You Can Do To Combat White Supremacy
Charlottesville

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