Politics
To cheers, Dem-run House OKs gun background checks bill
February 28, 2019The “background checks bill offers more than ‘thoughts and prayers’ to keep students safer."
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House OKs bill overturning Trump’s “national emergency”
February 26, 2019Trump declared his emergency on Feb. 15 after Congress refused his demand for $5.7 billion for his Mexican wall, a project foes term both racist and ineffective.
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Chicago aldermen lock out the people and call the cops
February 26, 2019No Cop Academy organizers led a direct action Monday morning, descending upon three different aldermanic offices throughout the city.
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Despite roadblocks Wisconsin Gov. Evers pushes forward
February 26, 2019Gov. Evers clearly intends to continue working within the system but more and more is making the GOP understand that, while pleasant in manner, he is no pushover.
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Anti-wall activist, Christina Jiminez, links Trump’s racism to anti-unionism
February 25, 2019“They’re the same people who are against women’s rights, who won’t let working people unionize, that want to put more people of color in jail and that demonize LGBTQ people."
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