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When Deportation Is a Death Sentence: The Fatal Consequences of US Immigration Policy
An unknown number of men and women have been killed in their home countries after being deported.
Three Questions About the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court Answered
What exactly is the FISA court?
A Legal Battle Is Mounting Against the GOP’s Attack on Medicaid
The attack is deeper than forced work requirements.
Lock Them All Up! Trump’s Desperate New Strategy: Investigate Everybody
Now Trump and his flunkeys claim they're surrounded by a vast treasonous conspiracy.
Dog-Whistling Donald: An Interview With Former NAACP President Cornell Brooks
Are Trump's subtle dog whistles more dangerous than his blatant racism?
As Paul Ryan Touts a Secretary’s $1.50 Weekly Pay Hike, Koch Brothers Reap $1.4 Billion From GOP Tax Plan
The GOP tax plan is worsening an already dramatic disparity.
Paul Ryan’s Push for Workforce Development Is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Ryan is trying to rebrand the same old proposals.
After Years of Sleazy Partisan Attacks, Suddenly Republicans Are Outraged
The Nunes spectacle changed nothing.
Three Percent GDP Growth and Democrats’ Irresponsible Opposition to Trump Tax Cuts
Productivity is picking up for reasons that have nothing to do with the tax cut.
Four Ways Trump and GOP Have Launched an All-Out Assault on the US’s Poorest
Republican policies seek to punish poor Americans.