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Harvest of Empire, Part 2
On part two of the ‘Harvest of Empire’ series, Democracy Now!u2019s Juan Gonzalez traces the history of Nicaraguan and Salvadoran migration to the United States.
Want to Reduce the National Debt? Find More Workers
The fiscal costs of immigration reform is analyzed.
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We Can Handle the Truth
In order to truly participate in our Democracy, the US government must be truthful with its citizens.
Migrant Workers’ Bitter Fruit
Dr. Seth M. Holms not only observed the plight of farm workers as they traveled to the US, but lived it
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Trayvon Martin, Witness John Good, and America
I know the White Man Has Spoken and that the trial is pretty much over since what he said he saw, as the media have been loudly reminding us, …
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Hints That NSA Is Building Massive, Pervasive Surveillance Capability
Evidence shows the NSA can and may already be preserving billions of communications in powerful digital databases.
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Hints Surface That NSA Building Massive, Pervasive Surveillance Capability
Despite U.S. intelligence officialsu2019 repeated denials that the National Security Agency is collecting the content of domestic emails and phone calls, evidence is mounting that the agencyu2019s vast surveillance …
Five “High-Value” Guantanamo Detainees Improperly Presumed Guilty
Everyone charged with a crime under US law is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But June pre-trial hearings in the cases of five men charged …
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Group Claims New AMA Policy Sanctions Discrimination Based on Body Size
The medical community has been divided for years over whether obesity should be classified as a disease.
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A Culture of Abuse: Why Some Immigrant Rights Advocates Oppose the Senate’s Reform Package
Immigration reform faces a tough road ahead as Republicans seize the chance to bolster border security.