News & Commentary

As period-tracking apps draw scrutiny, we should also consider how a broader array of health apps may intrude on our privacy.

The midterm elections are coming, but voting can be confusing and overwhelming. People want to be good voters. They want to make informed choices about who to vote for and how to vote on issues.

Nectar has joined us in our movement to protect civil rights and liberties over the last several years and we are grateful to partner with them again this year: as a sponsor of ACLU Oregon's Fall 2022 Magazine and as our business partner for the Give!Guide 2022.

Last week, journalist, April Ehrlich Fonseca, announced that the two criminal charges – trespass and resisting arrest – that the City of Medford was pursuing against her had been dismissed. On September 22, 2020, Fonseca arrived at Hawthorne Park to report on a police eviction of nearly 100 people who had been displaced by the Alameda wildfire. She began documenting law enforcement interactions with unhoused people residing in the public park. Despite identifying herself as a member of the press, police asked Fonseca to leave and arrested her for refusing to do so.

Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.

Sheyann Webb-Christburg shares her story of marching to Selma against the odds, and the responsibility that comes with the right to vote.

Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.

National headlines don’t tell the full story; reform continues to win across the country.

The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to do the right thing.