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Scottsboro and the quiet courage of Mary Licht
August 8, 2019Licht was herself in jail when she learned of the Scottsboro Nine. “I told my co-worker that when we were released," she said, "I would secure the International Labor Defense (ILD) for their case.” She was...
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Immigrant workers terrorized in Mississippi raids while Trump was in El Paso
August 8, 2019While Trump was forcing himself on El Paso, he sent his immigration officials to several Mississippi food processing plants where they terrorized thousands of workers.
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Cyntoia Brown released from prison after serving 15-years of a life sentence
August 7, 2019Her story remains glaring proof ongoing injustice in the criminal justice system.
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Immigrants scared to seek medical help after mass shooting in El Paso
August 6, 2019Homeland Security promises no ICE agents in El Paso hospitals, but immigrants remain wary.
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Letter carrier’s beat-up boots kick it at MDA summer camp
August 5, 2019I look down at the boots: a pair of black Tony Lama cowboy boots bought in a little store in Bandera, Texas in 1998 on my 39th birthday.
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