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Oct 3, 2022

Algorithms Are Making Decisions About Health Care, Which May Only Worsen Medical Racism

Racial Justice
Unclear regulation and a lack of transparency increase the risk that AI and algorithmic tools that exacerbate racial biases will be used in medical settings.
Unclear regulation and a lack of transparency increase the risk that AI and algorithmic tools that exacerbate racial biases will be used in medical settings.
A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.
A Doctor points to AI biomedical algorithm screen.
Oct 3, 2022

Supreme Court Preview: Equal Protection on the Docket

In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.
In its new term, the court will hear several cases that, if overturned, could set efforts to protect vulnerable groups back decades.
The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.
The exterior of the US Supreme Court Building.
Sep 30, 2022

National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools

Indigenous Justice

The ACLU of Montana acknowledges and honors September 30th as the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. We demand attention and action on the ongoing, pervasive trauma of boarding...

By Keegan Medrano

The ACLU of Montana acknowledges and honors September 30th as the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. We demand attention and action on the ongoing, pervasive trauma of boarding...

By Keegan Medrano
National Day of Remembrance
National Day of Remembrance
Sep 19, 2022

How to Start a Banned Book Club

Free Speech
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
A group of students reading around a desk.
A group of students reading around a desk.
Sep 12, 2022

Gendered Dress Codes Hurt Everyone — Especially Non-Binary People Like Me

LGBTQ Rights
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to do the right thing.
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to do the right thing.
A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.
A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.
Sep 7, 2022

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”)

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”) is an enrolled tribal member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. He also has Cree ancestry.

Kevin served in the Navy for four years, based on the USS Sacramento,...

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”) is an enrolled tribal member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. He also has Cree ancestry.

Kevin served in the Navy for four years, based on the USS Sacramento,...

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