News & Commentary

South Dakota students are rising up. They want to learn the full history of their state and this country.  

Why does the Biden administration's Department of Justice continue to rely on cases that presume people in the territories are “alien races” composing “savage tribes”?

No-fly lists are already a civil liberties nightmare. Congress should not create another.

South Dakotans are tired of state lawmakers ignoring real issues.

A student and two teachers in Oklahoma share how a new censorship bill has curtailed important discussions about race and gender in the classroom.

Transgender and non-binary people as well as businesses, professional associations, and medical professionals are speaking out against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care.

Video surveillance is becoming far more powerful than most people realize.

Forcing people to use private ID-verification to access tax accounts or other government services raises serious privacy and equity issues.

Black history is hard to talk about, but learning about it builds my students’ confidence and empowers them to take life into their own hands.