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Jan 3, 2022

Pennsylvanians Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between the Right to Vote and the Right to Privacy

Voting Rights

The personal data that a state Senate committee seeks is the key that unlocks a treasure trove to a person’s life, from their voter registration to bank records to medical information. That’s why it’s...

By Witold "Vic" Walczak

The personal data that a state Senate committee seeks is the key that unlocks a treasure trove to a person’s life, from their voter registration to bank records to medical information. That’s why it’s...

By Witold "Vic" Walczak
BLM vote
BLM vote
Dec 21, 2021

New ACLU-PA Report Shows Courts Breaking the Law With Cash Bail Orders

Criminal Justice Reform

A new report shows that judges assigning cash bail in violation of the rules is not an issue confined to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. It’s a statewide crisis.

A new report shows that judges assigning cash bail in violation of the rules is not an issue confined to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. It’s a statewide crisis.

gavel and law book
gavel and law book
Dec 3, 2021

Students Need More Support and Compassion, Not Increased Punishment

Student & Youth Rights

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the globe, particularly for children.

By Ghadah Makoshi

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people around the globe, particularly for children.

By Ghadah Makoshi
library
library
Nov 3, 2021

A Bad Deal: A Proposal in Clearfield County Would Allow Biden Administration to Expand Immigration Detention in PA

Immigrants' Rights

Fighting against new and repurposed immigration detention centers in Pennsylvania is beginning to feel like a horrible game of whack-a-mole.

By Vanessa Stine, Erika Guadalupe Núñez

Fighting against new and repurposed immigration detention centers in Pennsylvania is beginning to feel like a horrible game of whack-a-mole.

By Vanessa Stine, Erika Guadalupe Núñez
American flag Supreme court
American flag Supreme court
Oct 1, 2021

Central York Students Deserve to Learn America’s Real History

Student & Youth Rights
How does the school board expect Central students to grow when they are educated on a partial, obscured, whitewashed understanding of the history of America?
How does the school board expect Central students to grow when they are educated on a partial, obscured, whitewashed understanding of the history of America?
Edha Gupta at protest
Edha Gupta at protest
Sep 30, 2021

With Abortion Access in Question, It’s Time to Show Up

Reproductive Freedom

For those of us who care about abortion access, the news out of Texas this month has been terrifying.

For those of us who care about abortion access, the news out of Texas this month has been terrifying.

MarchAND graphic
MarchAND graphic