First Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Is Granted on Public Charge O ctober 11, 2019, New York – Today, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule, which was...
Originally published on Thursday, December 23, 2010 by CommonDreams.org The right to liberty is one of the foundation rights of a free people. The idea that any US President can bypass Congress and...
Updated: December 23, 2010
December 21, 2015In 2015, we continued many long and hard-fought battles against powerful and well-resourced institutions – the U.S. government, the NYPD, the NY Fire Department, the FBI, and the California...
May 3, 2017As analyses of the first months of the Trump administration continue, let’s reflect on how much control the corporate sector now has within major areas of the U.S. Government. Let’s survey the scene...
May 12, 2017This coming Sunday marks Mother’s Day, a holiday with roots in the post-Civil War burgeoning feminist and pacifist movements in the U.S. In its modern incarnation, Mother’s Day has become a more...
June 6, 2017In 2014, as the Black Lives Matter movement exploded across the news, some interpreted police killings and repression of protests as a new rash of violence against communities of color. But, to quote...
January 19, 2018Ahmer Abbasi came to the Unites States from Pakistan on a visitor visa in 1993. After he arrived, he applied for political asylum, and remained in the country after his visa was denied. Two weeks...
April 19, 2018 Dear Senator: We are a diverse group of organizations from the faith, human rights, civil liberties, and open government communities, among many others, writing to urge you to oppose...
Updated: May 15, 2018
May 7, 2018No reward for torture: #BlockHaspel as CIA Director Wednesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a public confirmation hearing for Gina Haspel, Trump's pick for CIA director. No one, not...
March 15, 2021Biden drops Trump-era public charge rule appeal! [caption align="right"] [/caption] Immigrant families can now access life-saving health care, food, and housing assistance for which they are eligible...
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