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Senators Introduce a Bill Requiring Immigration Agents to Show Their Faces

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Senate Democrats are introducing legislation today that would force immigration officers around the country to wear clear identification while making public arrests. The VISIBLE Act, introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), would require officers to display their agency name or acronym as well as their personal name or badge number during […]

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Under Pressure From Pro-Israel Groups, Canadian Cities Are Restricting Protest

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Toronto, Vaughan, Brampton, and Calgary have all passed bylaws that infringe on protest rights, and Ottawa may be next.

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The Christian Right’s Plot to Purge Pro-Palestine Activism From the United States

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For the last 18 months, the Heritage Foundation, the right-wing think tank responsible for Project 2025, has been organizing to quash pro-Palestine activism in the United States, the New York Times reported this weekend. The initiative is called Project Esther—after the courageous Old Testament queen who saved the Jews from a wicked Persian king—and it […]

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Republicans Sneak “Nonprofit Killer” Bill Into Reconciliation Package

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Opponents say the bill “threaten[s] the foundational rights of free speech,” especially targeting pro-Palestine speech.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones: Trump Is Erasing Black History

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President Donald Trump’s second term has swung a wrecking ball at diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs throughout the country. Few writers seem better suited to explain this unique moment in America than Nikole Hannah-Jones. A New York Times journalist and Howard University professor, Hannah-Jones has spent years studying and shaping compelling—and at times […]

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