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Trump impeachment talk grows, especially on social media
August 22, 2018Yesterday was the darkest day so far in the Trump presidency. Now more than ever full mobilization is needed to break the GOP stranglehold on Congress.
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‘New NAFTA’: Union leaders warn Trump against bad deal
August 22, 2018The Trump administration is eager to get a new NAFTA deal approved before the midterm elections, which could shift control to the Democrats.
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Philadelphia educator Rosita Johnson recognized by South African government
August 21, 2018In a career spanning decades, Rosita Johnson has distinguished herself as an advocate for quality public education on two continents.
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The week in Trumpworld: ‘Truth isn’t truth’
August 20, 2018“Nothing is more corrosive to democracy than the idea that there is no such thing as facts or the truth."
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What was the life of this guest worker worth?
August 17, 2018While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.
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