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Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Signals to White Supremacists: “I’ve Got Your Back“
Arpaio and Trump share the same racism and contempt for the law.
New Legislation Would Soften Foster Care Rules That Tear Extended Families Apart
Even shoplifting can disqualify prospective foster parents.
Trump’s “Both Sides” Rhetoric: Liberals Beat Him to the Punch
To respectable liberals, a lynch mob is “speech” until someone gets killed.
When It Comes to Police Brutality, Trump Preaches What Sessions Practices
Trump and Sessions are creating the conditions for police brutality.
Eastham Prisoners Sue Over Deadly Heat and Contaminated Water in Texas
Deadly heat, unsafe water, black mold and cockroaches plague prisoners at many Texas prisons.
As Part of Trump Assault on Immigrant Communities, Sessions Dangles Carrot to Cops in Four Cities
The attorney general is turning up the heat on cities with laws preventing police cooperation with ICE.
Donald Trump vs. The Rule of Law
Trump is a serial lawbreaker who has also counseled others to violate the law.
Trump and Sessions Just Jump-Started the War on Drugs That’s Also a War on Immigrants
Trump and his attorney general are escalating the war on drugs by tying it to their ongoing war on immigrants.
Retired Police Detective: Trump’s Comments Endorsing Police Brutality Are “Treasonous”
President Trump is facing widespread criticism from police chiefs across the country following a speech he gave on Friday to police officers.
Climate Refugees in Toxic Immigrant Jails Are Victims of Environmental Racism
An immigrant jail in Tacoma, Washington, is in an area so polluted it was designated unfit for residences.