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Artificial intelligence (AI), which refers to a computer’s ability to imitate human cognitive abilities like problem-solving and learning, has been all over the media recently. There are countless applications and issues within AI.

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Congress attached legislation to update how votes are counted and cast by the Electoral College to the omnibus appropriations bill that passed in the final days of the 117th Congress...

Gun Safety
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Assault weapons are firearms that can fire more and deadlier rounds over a shorter period than a handgun.

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Mis- and disinformation are ever-evolving challenges to our democracy. Now, even the most outrageous falsehoods blow up quickly and are hard to tamp down.

League members at the United Nations
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Having the opportunity to attend the UN’s 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women as a delegate from the League of Women Voters was a privilege.

Understanding the US Supreme Court, Part 1
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In a previous deep dive on the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), we discussed where SCOTUS derives its power and how it could be limited.

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During 2022...the Court preserved vital checks on state legislatures and a critical tool for fighting racial discrimination...[but] continued to retreat from applying the Constitution’s protections to historically disenfranchised and marginalized

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Mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion, is under attack in the federal courts. At stake are the rights of women and people who can become pregnant to access one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of abortion.

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It's startling to realize that secret ballots have not always been the standard in the United States.

Climate Change
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Over one-third of the food produced in the US is never consumed — it is wasted. Food waste means all resources to grow the food are also wasted — energy, labor, water, and fertilizers. The energy loss alone is enough to power 50 million homes annually.

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