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Politics
Packing the Supreme Court?
“If elected, will you pack the Supreme Court? " The right wing is going nuts. Asking this question over and...
Government shutdown: Who is really to blame?
Government shutdown: Who is really to blame?
About 48 hours into the government shutdown, Senate leader Mitch McConnell took the stage, and made a pledge....
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Race and religion
Mahmood’s American Dream
Mahmood's American Dream
I first met Mahmood back in 1989. I was teaching a class in US History and Civics for immigrants who had gotten...
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Activism
Small Acts of Defiance
In 2004, my mom was driving by a public school when she saw a bunch of Bush/Cheney signs hanging on the campus. Cheney had...
Immigration
Trump’s Wall Part 1: The Logistics
Hey Mr. Trump! There is no doubt about it. A significant number of Americans are really excited about your plans to build a Wall along...
Do Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes?
There is a very popular myth that the immigrants living in the US without papers are syphoning off resources that could be used to...
The Human and Economic Impact of Revoking DACA
They have jobs and families and car payments and mortgages. They are teachers and bank tellers and plumbers and hairdressers and students and entrepreneurs...
Mahmood’s American Dream
Mahmood's American Dream
I first met Mahmood back in 1989. I was teaching a class in US History and Civics for immigrants who had gotten...
Why US citizens are safer in “sanctuary cities”
When Rudolph Giuliani was first elected as New York City Mayor, a group of us met with his staff during the transition to talk...
Guest Posts
Hammer of Justice: Radical Immigrant Equality
By Steven Sacco Hammer of Justice: Radical Immigrant Equality I don’t want to do this anymore, either. I am also tired of feeling deeply sad,...