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Irish Americans in New York organize to support immigrants’ rights
March 16, 2017Irish Americans, overwhelmingly working class, have historically been on both sides of what Lincoln called “the best angels of our nature."
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Time for a ‘sanctuary campus’ movement to protect students
March 15, 2017Schools should uphold and protect the right to learn for all of their students. They should be one of the safest places to be, no matter where you came from.
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Donald Trump and the theology of empire
March 14, 2017A sizable group of people in this country cling to the idea that God regularly interrupts the flow of the world’s natural order to pick winners and losers in everything from elections to football games.
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Trumpcare: The lies about healthcare are starting to hurt
March 14, 2017Trumpcare’s two biggest tax cuts will lard $144 billion into the pockets of those with incomes over $1 million or more over the next decade while denying millions of insurance.
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Trump plays friend to workers on trade while pursuing privatization
March 13, 2017U.S. unions face a dilemma: how to work with a president who’s avowedly anti-union and yet is pursuing some of their aims, like re-negotiating NAFTA?
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