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Opponents move to stop Trump’s “national emergency” power grab
February 15, 2019President’s declaration seen as a plot to keep alive the wall issue that the GOP is using to stir racism and fear ahead of the 2020 elections.
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Trump judges blow big hole in age discrimination law
February 15, 2019When Congress enacted the ADEA in 1967, its drafters had no reason to expect judges would be acting as grammarians. Then, the Supreme Court and lower courts interpreted anti-discrimination laws as broadly as possible
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Rapper, 21 Savage, released after being held by ICE
February 14, 2019The arrest of such an influential and mainstream rapper sparks an important conversation. Black undocumented immigrants are frequently overlooked within the discourse around immigration reform.
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Georgia Republican, Rep. Ferguson, proudly displays pro-slavery material in D.C.
February 13, 2019AFGE union members were stunned this week to see a racist book on display in the office of their congressman, Rep. Ferguson, when they visited his office as part of their legislative weekend.
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Anti-war labor group opposes Trump attacks on Venezuela
February 12, 2019U.S. Labor Against the War opposes the Trump Administration intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela.
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