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CISA Isn't About Cybersecurity, It's About Surveillance
They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. But sometimes that's the easy part.
When it comes to cybersecurity, it seems everyone in Washington admits we have a problem. It's in the...
They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. But sometimes that's the easy part.
When it comes to cybersecurity, it seems everyone in Washington admits we have a problem. It's in the...
Discovering Hope in Selma
Even with a ticket, I was unable to get close enough to hear President Obama or see any of the other notable people speaking at the Pettus Bridge in Selma last Saturday. And I was not among those fortunate...
Even with a ticket, I was unable to get close enough to hear President Obama or see any of the other notable people speaking at the Pettus Bridge in Selma last Saturday. And I was not among those fortunate...
Pregnant Women and Their Families Should Not Be Treated as Second-Class Citizens
Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows
Leopolda Zumaya was working as an apple picker in Pennsylvania when he fell from a tree, breaking his leg and leaving him with permanent nerve damage and a chronic pain disorder. A treating physician said...
Leopolda Zumaya was working as an apple picker in Pennsylvania when he fell from a tree, breaking his leg and leaving him with permanent nerve damage and a chronic pain disorder. A treating physician said...
U.S. Looks Overseas for Human Rights Abuses and Ignores U.N. Report Criticizing Its Youth Detention Practices at Home
Recently I visited a youth detention center in South Carolina. As I entered the facility, I saw a line of boys in jumpsuits march past with their arms behind their backs. The guard explained to me that they...
Recently I visited a youth detention center in South Carolina. As I entered the facility, I saw a line of boys in jumpsuits march past with their arms behind their backs. The guard explained to me that they...