We Must Stand Up to Hate Masquerading as Vandalism
When self-proclaimed white nationalists spray painted over a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., in the fall of 2021, it wasn't just another act of vandalism. It was an American-born form of terrorism that needs to be put down before it spre...
The Next Frontier of the Fight for Abortion Rights Is Privacy Law
The Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and the ensuing response from certain states have launched a national battle to protect the right to an abortion. Among others, a new front has emerged: the right to reproductive privacy.
Why Government Should Do More to Drive Down the Cost of Prison Calls
Imagine having to decide between calling a loved one and buying food or medicine for yourself or a family member.
While this doesn't seem like a decision that anyone in the United States should have to make, this scenario unfolds ev...
America's Traffic Laws Give Police Way Too Much Power
We'll never know what Philando Castile was feeling when the police lights first flashed across his rearview mirror on a balmy night in the summer of 2016. But we can be reasonably certain of what he wasn't feeling: surprise. The traffic stopâ...
It's Time for California to Guarantee a Right to Counsel to Low-Income Tenants
There are few clearer "David and Goliath" scenarios in modern American life than tenants and landlords, particularly when it comes to legal representation during eviction proceedings. Nationwide, only 3 percent of tenants are represented in these...
The federal government needs to step in and avert a homeowner's insurance crisis
Climate change may not have hit your home yet with a wildfire, windstorm, or flooding, but it's still barreling toward millions of people with an increasingly urgent threat: a homeowner's insurance crisis.
Annual insurance bills a...
CEOs Have A Pivotal Role To Play In Stamping Out Hate
As Americans across the country are flooded with news reports of assaults and hate speech directed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, individual protesters are taking a stand, and so too are...
College athletics changed my life, and that's why I oppose paying athletes to play
My sister and I were raised on food stamps by a single mom who worked three jobs to make ends meet. Our family had no college tradition and no money for tuition. My only shot at a university education was by winning an athletic scholarship, which...