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![Protesters and Lisset Pino and Celina Scott-Buechler demonstrate against President Trump's travel ban as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court following a court-issued immigration ruling June 26, 2018, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-984418034-400x300.jpg)
Whose Agenda Is the Supreme Court Carrying Out?
Wall Street and many “progressive” companies make vast profits off racist policies and defunding the public sector.
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Mexico’s Leftist President-Elect Promises Sweeping Changes
John Ackerman and Irma Sandoval discuss more.
![Michael Cohen leaves court after a hearing in Lower Manhattan, April 16, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/07/shutterstock_1070700788-400x300.jpg)
Is Michael Cohen Ready to Save the US From Donald Trump?
Are we witnessing a repeat of John Dean's flip on Richard Nixon?
![Scott Pruitt testifies at his confirmation hearing at the Senate Environment and Public Works committee in Washington, DC, January 18, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/07/shutterstock_1075039880-400x300.jpg)
Woman Confronts Pruitt in DC Restaurant, Demands He Resign
Recent encounters between the Trump administration and the public have sparked intense national debate.
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks on migrant children being separated from parents at the southern border during a White House daily news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House June 18, 2018, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/07/GettyImages-978122724-400x300.jpg)
“Following the Law” Doesn’t Excuse Immigration Policy in the Nazi Era or Now
There comes a moment when it’s not possible to avoid parallels.
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As the North Korean Deal Crumbles, Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Looks Worse Than Ever
If this is anything like the North Korea deal, we can assume nothing will come of the Russia summit.
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Michael Cohen Suggests He Could Cooperate With Mueller Probe
Months after saying he would “take a bullet” for his longtime client, Cohen is now backtracking.
![Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowly on June 26, 2018, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/06/GettyImages-984862974-400x300.jpg)
How Far Can the Left Go in the Democratic Party?
The odds are still stacked against those, like Ocasio-Cortez, who hope to transform the Democratic Party.
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on June 29, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/06/screen_shot_2018-06-29_at_12.36.36_pm-400x300.jpg)
Ocasio-Cortez Explains What a “Moral” Economy Would Look Like
“I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.”
![Oath Keepers patrol Emancipation Park during the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally on August 12, 2017.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/06/35806115363_7dfeb91a0b_k-400x300.jpg)
“Bring the War Home”: A Timely Investigation of the White Power Movement
Belew's book presents a persuasive analysis and history of the poorly understood white power movement.