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As Lawmakers Debate Future of DACA, What Will It Take for Democrats to Protect Dreamers?
Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses immigration.
How Progressives Can Criticize Trump’s $7 Trillion Deficit Without Preaching Austerity
Deficit hawkishness has been a Republican con for decades.
DC Police and the Feds Partner With Hard Right to Convict Trump Protesters
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington highlights a dangerous national trend.
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Will Lead to More Harm: We Need Broad-Based Public Investment
Another broken Trump promise: infrastructure jobs.
Congress’s Budget Dysfunction Is More Than Four Decades in the Making
A brief history of how US lawmakers got into this mess to begin with.
Henry A. Giroux | The Ghost of Fascism in the Age of Trump
To Trump, democracy is an enemy.
Morally Bankrupt Budget: After $1.5 Trillion Gift to Rich, Trump Demands $1.7 Trillion in Safety Net Cuts
Millions of Americans will lose access to lifesaving programs.
I Know Why Black Women Are Wary of Reproductive Activism
I'm burdened with the responsibility of informing the world around me that my body is mine.
Ravi Ragbir: Immigrant Leaders Are Surveilled and Targeted for Speaking Out About Trump’s Deportations
A federal judge stayed the deportation of immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir.
Judges Across US Are Halting Trump’s Mass Deportations and Ruling Immigrants Have Due Process Rights
Ravi Ragbir is one of a growing number of immigrants whose scheduled deportations have been halted by federal judges.