U.S.
Oregon turns out for Claudia Gómez, protests ICE abuse
June 5, 2018The Salem-Woodburn area was forecast to be a center for ICE enforcement more than a year ago. Only good organizing and community awareness has prevented that so far.
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Weingarten, Domestic Workers Alliance protest Trump policy ripping families apart
June 5, 2018“The policies of @realDonaldTrump's administration — conducted in our names — are inhumane and unacceptable."
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This week in history: Robert F. Kennedy assassinated
June 4, 2018New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles by an assassin in the Ambassador Hotel's Embassy Room ballroom kitchen.
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GOP a vehicle for far right in Virginia elections
June 4, 2018There's a chance to flip some GOP seats in Virginia, but turnout will be key. Will it be high enough to overcome the inevitable vote suppression effort in Republican-run areas?
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Barber: The rejected ‘are the cornerstones who can rebuild America’
June 4, 2018The New Poor People’s Campaign is putting the fights against poverty, racism and war on the front burner across the nation.
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