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Disappointingly Little Changes After ICE Review of Secure Communities, Say Advocates
A tweak to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Secure Communities program, also known as S-Comm, would allow the agency to withhold placing undocumented immigrants stopped by local law …
US Media Giants Reel as FCC Orders Disclosure of Rates for Billion-Dollar TV Campaign Advertising
During this year’s election, political analysts estimate as much as $5 billion will be spent on TV campaign advertising. Now, a new ruling by the Federal Communication Commission requires …
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New Police Strategy in New York – Sexual Assault Against Peaceful Protesters
A few weeks ago I was with a few companions from Occupy Wall Street in Union Square when an old friend — I’ll call her Eileen — passed through, …
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US and China Reach Deal for Chen Guangcheng to Study Abroad
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, second from left, with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, second from right, and U.S. Ambassador to China …
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Job Slowdown Continues Into April, but Unemployment Still Edges Downward
It is virtually certain that the unemployment rate will rise in coming months. The economy added just 115,000 jobs in April. While the March number was revised up to …
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Police Warrant Squads Were Used to Monitor Wall Street Protesters, Suspects Say
On Monday, the New York Police Department sent its warrant squads after an unusual set of suspects: people who had old warrants for the lowliest of violations, misconduct too minor, usually, …
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Inside The Matrix: My Night in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Jail
Part I: Targeting ICE I was sitting on the pavement stopping traffic in the middle of a busy Phoenix thoroughfare at rush hour with five other activists. A large …
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Wisconsin Recall Election a Preview of 2012 Big Money to Come
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. (Photo: Max Whittaker / The New York Times)Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is facing a recall election after he pushed through legislation last year that …
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A Tale of Two Cities: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso
A municipal police officer at a crime scene in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, October 28, 2011. (Photo: Katie Orlinsky / The New York Times) Charles Bowden dubbed Ciudad Juárez "Murder …
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The Department of Homeland Security Was Out of Bounds – for Two and a Half Hours
The latest installment in Truthout's FOIA of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) involvement in law enforcement's response to Occupy Wall Street (OWS) shows considerable coordination between various agencies …