Half a Mile from the Flames: LA County’s Brush with Catastrophe Demonstrates the Urgent Need to Protect People in Jails and Prisons from Climate Change

Wildfires raging across Greater Los Angeles have revealed that our county and cities are not only under-resourced to combat natural disasters but also ill-prepared to protect people in custody.

Hughes fire, in Castaic, burns on a hill threatening the freeway below while cars attempt to escape.

What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work?

What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place

President Donald Trump holds up a recently signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House.

"Hope is the Counter to Fear."

Daishi Miguel-Tanaka is an immigrant rights advocate and DACA recipient. In the face of the Trump administration’s unlawful immigration tactics, he’s working at the local level and in communities to help undocumented people build better paths to citizenship.

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Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties

Sanctions would endanger the investigation of war crimes across the globe and prove a grave blow to human rights.

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court In The Hague, Netherlands, with the sign of with of the official logo and inscription of the International Criminal Court in the foreground.

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Birthright Citizenship?

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to eliminate birthright citizenship. Take our quiz to see how much you know about the history of birthright citizenship and the legality of Trump’s order.

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Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained

These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.

Several hands raising, one of which belongs to a Black person.

The High Costs of Abortion Bans

Abortion care and access is not just politics, it’s personal.

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Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained

A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law

A pesron holding up a sign reading "A World Without Trans People Has Never Existed And Never Will" at a demonstration.

“Here’s to the Work Ahead.” How I’m Honoring the Legendary Cecile Richards

I’ve known Cecile for years through our work in the reproductive rights space. Today, I remember my friend as a fierce and loving advocate for change.

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