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This week in history: The National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa
August 8, 2017The national hobo gathering is a gentle reminder of the role migrant and displaced workers has always played in our economy.
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Communities demand ICE stop separating families
August 7, 2017"We are going to stand against policy at the national level of segregation, separation and racial discrimination that tears families apart."
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“Save the Raise”: Missouri coalition fights to save minimum wage
August 4, 2017“You’ve got children looking at you to be a provider. How do I tell them we’ve got to eat noodles again this week?”
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Guilty of contempt: Former Arizona sheriff Arpaio continued racial profiling
August 3, 2017Joe Arpaio, the anti-immigrant former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, has been found guilty of contempt after refusing to stop racial profiling of Latino drivers.
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Trump draining the swamp: Another promise broken
August 3, 2017Trump's appointees are part of a pattern of NOT draining the swamp, but rather, hiring alligators from it to infest the government.
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