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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: Red paint splattered by abortion rights activists is seen on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health overturned the landmark 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased a federal right to an abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Retrenchment of the Federal Right to Abortion: How Dobbs Threatens National Security

The Dobbs decision has broad national security implications, increasing the risk of political violence and damaging US standing in the world.
Image: Lawyers protest outside of Prime Minister Ariel Henrys private home to force the government to relocate the civil court to a safer area, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 8, 2022. - The demonstration of lawyers in the capital Port-au-Prince on Friday is an indicator of a judicial system at a standstill, without financial means to function and gagged by the gangs that plague Haiti. (Photo by VALERIE BAERISWYL/AFP via Getty Images)

What the World Owes Haiti Now

People in the United States and France outraged by their governments’ unjust treatment of Haiti in 1823 and 1914 can do something about it in 2022. They can start by insisting…
Members of Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church march to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2021 in Galveston, Texas. One person carries a flag with horizontal blue band above horizontal red band, red star in middle, and the date June 19, 1865.

Juneteenth Reading Recommendations

Leading scholars on lessons of the holiday and suggestions for what to read, watch & more.
Barbara Jordan on House Judiciary Committee during Watergate impeachment hearings, 1974.

Remembering Barbara Jordan on the Occasion of Juneteenth

A life dedicated to public service. A call to work toward “an America as good as its promise.”
About eight people stand to one side of a memorial with flowers, balloons, and chalk names.

Beyond a “Hate Crime”: “Replacement” Rhetoric and the Genocide Worry

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, former President of the International Criminal Court, analyzes "replacement theory"-motivated killings through lens of international law on genocide.
Two students and a teacher work together in classroom with USA flags

Plyler’s Promise

"Plyler and its protections have allowed generations to make claim to an alternate vision of America: one more diverse, inclusive, and equal."

Amid New Trial, End of Chinese Espionage “Initiative” Brings Little Relief to US Academics Caught in Net of Fear

Chemistry Professor Franklin Tao faces fraud prosecution in just one example of the many important issues that remain unresolved,
Image: TULSA, OKLAHOMA - MAY 28, 2021: Nehemiah Frank (l), teaches his cousin David McIntye II of the Tulsa massacre, in the Greenwood district, on May 28, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

The End of Black History Month? Attacks on Teaching the History of Racism Enable its Entrenchment

Professor Charles Henry draws lessons from his own history on the future of America - from battles over the building of schools for Black children to current efforts to ban "uncomfortable"…

80 Years Later, Preventing Another Executive Order 9066 Requires Recognizing Its Lessons

Japanese American incarceration and subsequent redress campaign offer timely lessons for U.S. public and policymakers.

Books Bans and Censored Curricula Won’t Change History – or the Racism We Still Live With

A powerful family story of incarceration under Executive Order 9066 shows how the past is very much present.
People march during a Stop Asian Hate rally in downtown Detroit, Michigan on March 27,2021, as part of a nation wide protest in solidarity against hate crimes directed towards Asian Americans in the wake of the Atlanta, Georgia spa shootings that left eight dead. They carry signs reading, “All of us vs. racism #StopAsianHate” and “Stop AAPI Hate.”

Combating Anti-Asian Violence through UN Human Rights Mechanisms

The prospect of complaints against States parties should spur more effective responses to anti-Asian attacks and other structural racial discrimination.
Barracks behind barbed wire, against bright blue sky and mountains.

80 Years After Executive Order 9066, the Supreme Court Still Shuts Its Eyes to Reality

The myth of facial neutrality ignores how racism and other prejudices shape national security policy.
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