civil liberties
Thousands at People’s Summit plan beyond resistance to Trump
June 10, 2017The wealth gap and control of the U.S. economy by a small group of home-grown oligarchs is seen here as a major threat to democracy.
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Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas slain Monday
May 16, 2017Valdez was shot and killed today near the offices of Ríodoce, the local weekly he founded in 2003 in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state, according to reports.
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Dreamer Daniela Vargas released from ICE detention center
March 13, 2017"It is important to underscore that this detention should have never transpired in the first place."
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DOJ report could push Chicago closer to community control of police
February 1, 2017Community groups are pushing for a Civilian Police Accountability Council, which would replace Mayor Emanuel’s appointed “task force.”
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Trump’s America: States set to outlaw protesting
January 30, 2017“It's the Donald Trump trend at the state level."
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