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Attorneys Rush to Protect Families as Trump Calls for Stripping Due Process
House legislation and two legal challenges to family separation and detention could move forward Wednesday.
Fifty Years After Poor People’s Campaign, Thousands Calling for Moral Revival Are Arrested Over Six Weeks
The march brought together activists from around the country.
Nicaragua at the Barricades — and a Crossroads
To blame everything that happens in the country on puppet masters in Washington denies Nicaraguans their own agency.
The Momentum of Trumpian Fascism Is Building: Stopping It Is Up to Us
Democrats have neither the will nor the audacity to lead the people in this fight. We must do it ourselves.
A Continuous Thread Runs Through US History: Hucksterism
Trump is really an apotheosis of the American fantasy-industrial complex.
Unmasking the GOP as the Party of Negligent Homicide
Austerity policies kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year.
The Poor People’s Campaign Goes to Congress
Some politicians are finding ways to lift up the voices of struggling Americans without stealing the limelight.
The Republican War on the Poor and Vulnerable
Republicans' austerity for the poor causes real people to feel real pain.
Why Is the US Silent About Mexico’s New Internal Security Law?
The law allows the military to intervene on behalf of extractive industries and development projects.
US Supreme Court Decision a “Roadmap” for a Ruling on Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Wisconsin activists won't simply be waiting for the court to act.