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“Decade of Betrayal”: How the US Expelled More Than a Half Million US Citizens to Mexico in the 1930s
This is not the first time people of Mexican descent have been demonized.
A Feminism for the 99 Percent: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the March 8 Women’s Strike
The March 8 women's strike will highlight the ways women continue to suffer economically from misogyny and sexism.
Protecting Habeas Corpus and Facing the Deportation Threat
Pushing embassies not to cooperate with issuing travel documents is one way to slow down or stop deportations.
Trump’s Budget Will Take Aim at Non-Retiree Social Safety Net
Other major federal programs beyond Social Security and Medicare face deep cuts.
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy Pushes Natural Gas as Climate Solution at Contentious Town Hall Meetings
Constituents are disappointed that Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Trump are encouraging further development of fossil fuels.
The Trump Infrastructure Plan Won’t Bridge the Nation’s Job Gap
President Trump on Tuesday night is expected to make “a big statement” on infrastructure spending.
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Study Shows How Strict Voter ID Laws Suppress Voting by People of Color
The courts have found that voter ID laws intentionally discriminate against voters of color.
Losing a War One Bad Metaphor at a Time: Thrashing About in the Afghan “Petri Dish“
All these metaphors do, however, suggest one thing — that Afghanistan isn't real to US leaders.
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Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
In the shadow of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Black families are ripped apart by mass incarceration.
On the Rights of Nature
Rather than protecting the rights of the environment to exist and thrive, environmental laws instead regulate its use and exploitation.