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Misconduct Expert Says State Has the Right to Charge ICE Officer Who Killed Renee Good

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After an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis this week, firing his weapon as she attempted to drive away, protesters have amassed around the country, many wondering: Can that officer be taken to court? The Trump administration, predictably, says the agent, Jonathan Ross, is immune from prosecution. “You have a federal law […]

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Donald Trump Hates That Rob Reiner’s Political Legacy Extends Far Beyond Hollywood

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Tributes poured in on Sunday following the news of the death of director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, film producer and photographer Michele Reiner. If you take a look, you’ll notice that many go beyond his film work and speak glowingly about his progressive activism—except for one missive from President Donald Trump. The […]

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Trump Plan Could Require 5 Years of Social Media Posts From Tourists Entering US

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Immigration agents also plan to ask prospective tourists to provide email addresses they’ve used over the last decade.

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I Study Fascism. I’ve Already Fled America.

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Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump. The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the United States is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader. At a time when the […]

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Supreme Court Blesses Racial Profiling by ICE

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In greater Los Angeles, the Trump administration’s goal of deporting millions of people is being operationalized through often violent raids that target people who appear Latino while waiting for the bus or working in low-wage jobs. A shorter way to say this is racial profiling of low-income people. Today, the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme […]

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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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