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Black driver surrounded by license-plate cameras feeding travel data into a giant database eye.

They Tracked Everybody. Now Everybody Is Mad.

Flock’s license-plate cameras spread across thousands of communities. Now politicians in both parties are discovering that mass surveillance is unpopular.

They Tracked Everybody. Now Everybody Is Mad.

Flock’s license-plate cameras spread across thousands of communities. Now politicians in both parties are discovering that mass surveillance is unpopular.

Black voter mailing a ballot as a judge’s gavel breaks a wall of barcode requirements and red tape.

The Post Office Almost Became a Voting Test

A federal judge blocked new mail-ballot requirements that could have turned barcodes and mailing lists into fresh voting barriers.

The Post Office Almost Became a Voting Test

A federal judge blocked new mail-ballot requirements that could have turned barcodes and mailing lists into fresh voting barriers.

Black worker between signs showing 6.0 percent Black unemployment and 3.7 percent White unemployment.

The Jobs Report Is Strong... If You Ignore the Gap

The August jobs report looked strong from far away. The racial unemployment numbers tell a less convenient story.

The Jobs Report Is Strong... If You Ignore the Gap

The August jobs report looked strong from far away. The racial unemployment numbers tell a less convenient story.