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I covered the immigrant “mega marches” as a freelance reporter in 2006. In response to some horrific, punitive legislation passed by the House of Representatives, millions…
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Restaurant worker and painter José Garcia says “positive thinking makes everything easier.” He has a lot to make easier. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, the…
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On August 31, the right-wing Hindu Indian government labeled 1.9 million of its residents as stateless.The official purpose given by the government was to root…
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In April the U.S. government carried out its largest workplace raid on immigrants in 10 years, detaining 280 people in Texas. It’s the latest attack…
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Hardship is a lot more widespread in the Badger State than the official numbers would have you believe. A few weeks before the election, a…
This 2018 audit of poverty, systemic racism, militarism, and environmental devastation in the United States was co-edited by me at the Institute for Policy Studies…
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This May marked the 25th anniversary of the passing of author and political activist C.L.R. James. Well known for his novels as well as his…
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I want to go to America,” said Shailesh Sailu, 23, pausing between serving tea to hoteliers, financiers, and developers in the outdoor smoking lounge at…
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A conversation with Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, an assistant professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis who went undercover in Japan to learn…