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How Rebuilding our Infrastructure Can Rebuild Our Economy
/in COVID-19, Infrastructure, Inside Story, U.S. Economy /by Suzanne P. ClarkWith the immensely challenging year of 2020 now in the rearview, all of us are looking ahead with a sense of hope and optimism for a better 2021. With this new year comes a new administration and Congress and fresh opportunities to work constructively and collaboratively to rebuild an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Transforming Supply Chains at Warp Speed: High-Stakes COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
/in Inside Story, Supply Chains /by Shawn MumaAfter months of anticipation, we all watched the first trucks leave the Pfizer distribution center in Portage, Michigan transporting the coronavirus vaccine to all parts of the country in carefully packed and environmentally monitored boxes under U.S. Marshall escort. We could not help but wonder how we could be sure there would not be a […]
The Real Threat to Free Press
/in First Amendment /by David McCrawShortly before my book went to press, the polling group Ipsos came out with a survey tracking Americans’ feelings about press freedom. It showed that 26 percent of the respondents believed that the president should have the power to shut down press organizations that “engage in bad behavior.” No matter how you feel about the […]
Free Press Violation on Camera
/in First Amendment /by Inside StoryFrom threats and attacks against journalists and newsrooms and restrictions placed on reporters, to anti-media rhetoric and a growing distrust of the media in the U.S., our right to free press is being threatened in new ways. The arrest of Omar Jimenez, a journalist and CNN correspondent, is an example of the ongoing threats to […]
Social Justice and Freedom of Speech
/in First Amendment /by Ira GlasserI came to the ACLU with racial justice as my primary passion. For me, subjugation and invidious discrimination on the basis of skin-color was the major civil liberties violation I saw. I was also formed, as a 9-year-old fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers, by the struggles of Jackie Robinson to end the color barrier in […]
From the Holler to the State House: Eastern Kentucky’s Values For First Amendment Defenders
/in First Amendment /by Michael FrazierPowell County, my home in Kentucky, is a mirror image to the 50 counties in eastern Kentucky. The real hillbilly elegy is when you can’t pull on your bootstraps without your shoes breaking, and the payday loans won’t take a chance on you. It’s a whole lot of moms snorting pills to cushion the abuse […]
Honoring America’s First Amendment Defenders
/in First Amendment /by Christie HefnerMore than ever, our society and our democracy are in need of rigorous analysis and open debate of our policies, from immigration and mass incarceration to campus free speech zones and the relationship between the media and the government. Americans’ First Amendment rights guarantee this, but these basic freedoms should never be taken for granted. […]
Q&A with Documentary Filmmakers of Immigration Nation on Netflix
/in First Amendment /by Inside StoryImmigration Nation is a groundbreaking six-part documentary series on Netflix. The series, shot over a three year period, provides an unprecedented look at the immigration system in America. Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz, the Directors and Executive Producers of Immigration Nation, are the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award honorees for the arts & entertainment […]