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Philadelphia announces plans to cancel contract with ICE
August 8, 2018Immigrant rights activists have long argued, and the mayor confirmed, that ICE has been using info from an arrest database to target immigrants.
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Despite resistance, women of color aim for political power in 2018 and beyond
August 7, 2018Aimee Allison: "Women of color are showing the nation that we are on the cusp of a new progressive and political era in America.”
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ALEC scheme to have lawmakers pick their own voters exposed
August 7, 2018ALEC has put together quite a menu of policy proposals for its New Orleans conference.
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This week in history: Nixon secures 1968 nomination, riot breaks out
August 6, 2018During the last two days of the convention, Black Americans protested militantly in nearby Liberty City.
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Minneapolis prof plans to teach despite ICE deportation threat
August 3, 2018Augsburg University tenured English professor Dr. Mzenga Wanyama has been facing deportation since March.
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