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Fighting Trump: The Sanctuary Campus Movement and Local Points of Resistance
We must support grassroots organizations and focus on state and local points of resistance to the Trump agenda.
Don’t Let Donald Trump Speak for You
Donald Trump said he'd speak for the people, but it's billionaires and bigots who are getting heard.
“Heil Victory!” White Nationalist Groups Emboldened by Trump’s Election and Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
A video from a conference that took place over the weekend shows hundreds gathering to celebrate Trump's victory.
Who Is Giving Thanks This Thanksgiving?
The whole country is giving thanks that the election is over.
Armed White Supremacists Clash With Counterprotesters at Texas Capitol
Amid a national spate of hate crimes, a neo-Nazi group gathered in Austin, protected by police.
Trump’s Top Commerce Secretary Pick Is a Billionaire Who Owned Coal Mine Where 12 Miners Were Killed
So much for Trump's commitment to coal miners.
Cleaning the Corporate Dirt From the GOP Budget
Lawmakers are now working on a budget that could make or break the balance sheet for families.
Life Under Trump: Night Terrors and Daytime Hopes
When people decide that they are human beings and not beasts of burden, that is a genie no one can shove back into the bottle.
Don’t Be Passive Observers of Last Night’s Terrorization in Standing Rock: Here’s What You Can Do
Last night, as the temperature in Standing Rock plunged below 30 degrees, hundreds were blasted with water cannons.
Neocons, War Criminals and White Nationalists: Jeremy Scahill on Trump’s Incoming Advisers and Cabinet
Jeremy Scahill examines the “team of rivals” Trump is considering for key appointments to his cabinet.