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Blocking Deportation With Your Life: A Conversation With Arizona Activist Maria Castro
Deportations are militarized kidnappings of our loved ones from families and communities, says Arizona activist Maria Castro.
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How Did We Get Here? Reflections on the Transfer of Power From Obama to Trump
One Black individual in an office for eight years clearly does not obviate 200 years of white male succession or racism.
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The First Amendment May Not Protect Us: Trump’s FCC Intensifies Attack on Press
Resistance to Trump must prioritize media reform because without a free press, no other issue will gain traction.
Resisting the Criminalization of Dissent: A Conversation With Iowa Activist David Goodner
Iowa activists are fighting a law that would make blockading highways a felony offense.
Are We as Innocent as We Think?
In the least, Trump's brashness should force Americans to take a harder look at who they are and what is done in their name.
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Beyond Romanticization: Reflections on Obama in the Age of Trump
Fear of Trump has inured many of us to the injury Obama inflicted upon individuals and communities across the world.
Can the Trump-Pence Administration Overturn Roe v. Wade?
Attacks on Roe v. Wade won't succeed overnight, but state legislatures are pursuing ways to re-criminalize abortion.
Deficits Matter — but Not in the Way Paul Krugman Thinks They Do
Paul Krugman is worried — but not for the right reasons.
On Final Day of Obama Presidency, a Look at His Mixed Legacy and the Rise of Neo-Fascism in Washington
Today marks President Obama's last full day in office.
Obama Picks Up the Pace on Commutations, but Pardon Changes Still in Limbo
Obama has accelerated clemency to low-level drug offenders, but a study on pardons due in 2015 won't be released until the fall of 2017.