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ICE is in Retreat

The current standoff in the US Congress over funding of the Department of Homeland Security is due to these egregious…

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Trump’s Gettysburg and His Gulag

If we want to preserve our democracy and the chance to secure justice for all those whose rights have been…

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The City That Showed Up

That’s what democracy looks like when it’s not a speech or a bumper sticker but a reflex — an instinct…

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Another Try For Climate Justice

But the most ambitious measure — a proposed polluter's pay climate superfund, similar to laws passed in New York and…

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Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers

The subpoena provides no justification for why ICE is asking for this information, except that it’s required “in connection with…

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photos from the edge 27 – JESSE JACKSON, PRESENTE!

But I remember him best because he came out for workers again and again, long after he wasn't running for…

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Padilla, Durbin and Senate Democrats Warn of Sharp Rise in Deaths in Immigration Detention

The letter comes after Padilla and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) conducted an oversight visit last month to the largest detention…

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Hahn Mourns the Passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson

  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Feb. 17 issued the following statement on the passing of…

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Defending Fired Professor Tom Alter

  Freedom Socialist newspaper, Vol. 47, No. 1, February-March 2026 socialism.com By Declan Goldenbogen Tenured Texas State University history professor…

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Members of Congress Introduce “New Good Neighbor Act” to Reform US-Latin America Relations

Reps. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL) Feb. 12  led the introduction of the New Good Neighbor Act that…

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