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Resisting the deportations: Trump’s modern-day Fugitive Slave Act
February 23, 2017In 1850, the federal government ordered states to deport “illegals.” Back then it was fugitive slaves; today it is undocumented immigrants.
Read moreThe president’s tough talk won’t fix Chicago
February 22, 2017Trump is fixated on the “carnage” going on in Chicago, saying he’ll “send in the feds.” Jobs and opportunity, not force, are the recipe for fixing the city’s problems.
Read moreNew York’s Resist Trump Tuesday demonstrators speak to wavering Dems too
February 22, 2017Some Democratic senators have been on the fence in trying to block Trump’s proposed cabinet.
Read moreTrump’s labor secretary pick: Law-breaking boss out, conservative lawyer in
February 17, 2017“Working people changed the game on this nomination,” AFL-CIO Pres. Trumka said.
Read moreBucking Trump, Democrats introduce family and medical leave bill
February 13, 2017Just 14 percent of the U.S workforce is covered by paid family leave.
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