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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....
A Journey Through the Mind of an “Informed” Obama-Hater
A Journey Through the Mind of an "Informed" Obama-Hater Have you seen the Obama-should-have-been-impeached list that is floating around right-wing social media? It is actually...
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Race and religion
Our Prison System. WTF?
We have more people in prison in the US, per capita, than almost any other nation on earth. Take this poll, and let us...
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Activism
The First Win in the Trump Era – Updated
Updated 2/9/17 to reflect the BIG WIN in the 9th Circuit Court. So we won our first battle against the Trump administration. Thousands of people...
Immigration
Trump’s Wall Part 2: The Impact
So Trump says he is going to build a Wall. And it will be really hard to cross the border by foot. What an accomplishment! If you...
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 Anchor Baby Myth Part 1
If you've spent any time at all around the right wing media, you are certainly familiar with the concept of anchor babies. Anchor...
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...
Guest Posts
Fascism and the Bernie Luxury Vote
Guest Post By Maxine Nodel The first time I heard Bernie speak was when he wiped the proverbial floor with Alan Greenspan on C-Span in...
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Arts and Culture
The 7 Train: Photos of America’s most diverse communities
Street photographer, Bruce Armstrong, has spent more than a decade photographing the metal, the movement, and the people of the majestic 7 train. Traversing...
