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Trump’s Immigration Budget Is Based on Xenophobia, Not Facts
Research shows that increases in immigration correspond to significant drops in violent crime.
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Investigation Reveals Slave Labor Conditions in Brazil’s Timber Industry
Generations of workers have been pushed into the trade of logging forests under conditions that align with slave labor practices as defined by Brazilian law.
In Trump’s “Skinny Budget,” Climate Change and Jobs Take Backseat to War and Walls
The preliminary document calls for massive spending reductions in such departments as the EPA while increasing the defense budget.
Empire Files: Abby Martin Exposes Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon has been propelled over the last year from fringe media outlier to top propagandist of the US Empire as Trump's chief strategist.
Hawaii and Maryland Judges Block Trump’s Second Muslim Ban
This is the second time Trump's executive orders banning refugees and travelers from majority-Muslim countries have been blocked by the courts.
Rep. Gutiérrez Speaks Out After Being Handcuffed for Demanding Answers on ICE Raids and Deportations
Gutierrez joined activists and lawyers Monday, holding a sit-in protest at a federal immigration office.
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Congress Approves Drug Test Measure That Vilifies Unemployed Workers
Congress has voted to jettison Labor Department regulations that limit who can be drug-tested before collecting unemployment benefits from state governments.
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Dahr Jamail | Naval Exercises Add Trillions of Pieces of Plastic Debris to Oceans
The Navy doesn't keep records of toxins released so it can conclude that its activities have no environmental impacts.
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Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government
A list of more than 400 Trump administration hires, including dozens of lobbyists and some from far-right media.
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East Chicago’s Pleas for Clean Drinking Water Go Unanswered as Trump Moves to Weaken EPA
The White House's budget cuts would seriously weaken protections for low-income people of color.