After Mass shootings, Texas Republicans Repeatedly Loosened Gun Laws
From today’s Texas Tribune: In the past few years, Texas Republicans have been quick to consider a crackdown on gun violence after a mass shooting. They did so in 2018…
Voting Surges in Georgia Despite Controversial New Election Law
From today’s Washington Post: When the Spalding County Board of Elections eliminated early voting on Sundays, Democrats blamed a new state law and accused the Republican-controlled board of intentionally thwarting…
US Soccer Agrees to Equal Pay Deal
From today’s CNN Online: The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have…
Are You Happy? Your Boss Is Asking
From today’s New York Times: Garry Ridge, who runs the chemical company WD-40, has a leadership style guided by two sources — Aristotle, and the BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink.…
Georgia Seeks Dismissal of Fair Fight Voting Rights Case
From today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Voting rights groups failed to prove in court that Georgia’s election policies disenfranchise voters, an attorney for the state told a federal judge Thursday, asking him…
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U.S. Civil Rights Enforcers Warn Employers Against Biased AI
From today’s Seattle Times: The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending…
Wisconsin Voters With Disabilities Say Their Right To Vote Is At Risk
From today’s NPR News Online: Twenty-seven years ago, Martha Chambers was injured in a horseback riding accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. “I use my mouth to…
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How You Can Protect Your Digital Privacy When and If Roe v. Wade Falls
From today’s Wired: A LEAKED UNITED States Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday and soon after authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts is a blaring signal that…
How Do Employees Unionize in a Right-To-Work State Like Texas?
From today’s Texas Public Radio: From Amazon workers on Staten Island, N.Y., to Starbucks staff on UT’s West Campus, organized labor movements have been gaining steam across the country. A…
Church at Heart of Selma’s 1965 Voting Rights March is Endangered
From today’s NPR News Online: Like religious congregants all over, the people of historic Brown Chapel AME Church turned off the lights and locked the doors at the beginning of…