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Zoom Presentation: Eyewitness West Bank

Zoom Webinar • Advance Registration Required Every day brings new headlines about settler violence against West Bank Palestinians, violence that is often...

Webinar: Confronting the Surveillance State with Cindy Cohn

Cindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government’s prying eyes…

‘Bigotry’ as Government Policy: Trump Orders ICE to Ramp Up Arrests of Haitians

“ICE has been ordered to round up nurses, home health aides, factory workers, teachers, students, and thousands of others who have been living and working here legally for years; who’ve done nothing wrong.”

Lying, Cheating, Stealing Trump Just Told Us Exactly What He Will Do This November If Democrats Win

The president has made it crystal clear that he’ll say or do anything to hang onto his power, because he knows if he loses that power his entire house of cards collapses.

How Section 219, the US-Israel Military Merger, Would Thwart American Democracy

The merger would connect the US and Israeli militaries in unprecedented ways and make it exceedingly difficult for any future president to unwind this partnership with a foreign government, no matter what public opinion says.

Trump Accused of ‘Mugging’ Americans as War on Clean Energy Set to Cost US Economy $55 Billion a Year

“Trump is getting Americans coming and going. He’s forcing higher power bills on them by blocking clean energy, then he’s fattening the wallets of his cronies.”

ICE Kills, DHS Lies: The New Normal of Trump’s America

Federal agents flood our neighborhoods; a poorly trained, gun-happy immigration agent kills someone; the administration alleges, without evidence, that the victim was responsible; no proper investigation is conducted; no one is held accountable. Rinse and repeat.

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program

Republicans said SNAP reforms would ensure it works for the “most vulnerable among us, including children.” But nearly a year after the measure was signed into law, the number of children receiving food assistance has plummeted by at least 776,000.

ICE Kills, DHS Lies: The New Normal of Trump’s America

ICE Kills, DHS Lies: The New Normal of Trump’s America

Federal agents flood our neighborhoods; a poorly trained, gun-happy immigration agent kills someone; the administration alleges, without evidence, that the victim was responsible; no proper investigation is conducted; no one is held accountable. Rinse and repeat.

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