The Trump Administration’s Public Policy Stance Against Affirmative Action has Negative Implications for Human Rights
On July 3, 2018, the Trump administration announced that they were repealing pro-affirmative action policies…
Year: 2019
The Green New Deal Is As American As It Gets
A look at President Roosevelt’s “Arsenal of Democracy” speech shows that the Green New Deal…
Four years to a first draft: slow progress toward treaty to bind companies
Peter Micek leads the Access Now policy team’s business and human rights work, advocating for…
Rohingya, Victims of the Resource Curse? Not Quite.
Renewed attacks by the Arakan Army, a Buddhist insurgent group, against police stations in the…
Man or Machine?: Algorithms in the American Criminal Justice System
As technology has become a more integral part of our world, it has been incorporated…
Can Entrepreneurship Education Help Change the World?
A case study on solving challenges in the K-12 education system. What happens when you…
Midwestern Floods, Climate Resiliency, and the Green New Deal
The natural cycles of floods and extreme weather are being intensified by climate change, and…
Voter Suppression 54 Years After the March on Selma
Christine Jordan knew well the experience of facing injustice. As the cousin of Martin Luther…
apPARENTly Unequal Leave: Analyzing Parental Leave Policy for Greater Gender Equality
Across the globe, women are performing a disproportionate amount of care work, whether it is…
Missing the Forest for the Trees: Corporate America’s Miscalculation
Our politics are currently governed by the President’s far right base — our businesses don’t have to be. By speaking out against the President’s shutdown, corporate America can put pressure on him to end the suffering. At a moment when consumer confidence is plummeting and uncertainty is rising, doing so would be both good business and the right thing to do.