Tag: immigration
‘That’s pretty pathetic:’ Bernie Sanders on Trump’s immigration policies
"I think that's pretty pathetic, but I think ultimately that's his strategy."
World to refugees: Go to hell
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018
U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
Trump’s war on children is an act of state terrorism
The time has come for the American public to make clear that resistance to the emerging fascism in the United States is not an option.
Caged children and terrified infants: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee describes ‘acts...
"So what I saw was a crisis continuing. Not in the making – a crisis continuing."
The Bible’s message on separating immigrant children from parents is a...
Scripture commands Christians to help the poor, to recognize the importance of the family, and to criticize unjust laws.
Democratic lawmakers join family separation protests at detention centers from Texas...
Protests have erupted nationwide against the Trump administration’s new policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Myths and facts: Trump’s separation of families and detention of children...
Media Matters has gathered and debunked the most common strains of misinformation attempting to whitewash the cruel and unusual practice.
Six dictators who divided children from parents
Separating children from their families has been characteristic of the biggest dictators of the modern era.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, June 18, 2018
Separating families at the border, the Poor People's Campaign, Republicans and the NRA fight against gun regulations, and more.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?