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Prescribed burns can teach us more about addressing injustice than we think, writes Rachel Alexander.
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Sep. 18th, 2020

I’m in spaces that my community is not in at all.

The Better Life Lab and the Diversity in National Security Initiative sat down with Laura Kupe as part of the #OurVoicesInNatSec series.
By: 
Diversity in National Security Network
 and 
Jahdziah St. Julien
Better Life Lab Article/Op-Ed
Sep. 18th, 2020

Their absence impacts the policies we make.

The Better Life Lab and the Diversity in National Security Initiative sat down with Wardah Khalid as part of the #OurVoicesInNatSec series.
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Diversity in National Security Network
 and 
Jahdziah St. Julien
Better Life Lab Article/Op-Ed
Sep. 18th, 2020

OTI, Access Now Urge FCC to Face the Facts on U.S. Broadband Availability

COVID-19 makes it more important than ever to get everyone connected to telecommunications service.
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Sep. 17th, 2020

Unpacking Inequities in Unemployment Insurance

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Nikki Zeichner
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Cassandra Robertson
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Alberto Rodríguez
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Monée Fields-White
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