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If They Walk Like Fascists and Talk Like Fascists…

If They Walk Like Fascists and Talk Like Fascists… If They Walk Like Fascists and Talk Like Fascists…

Attacking science, forcing people back to work, closing the border, suppressing the vote—the Trump/GOP strategy looks increasingly like white nationalist accelerationism.

May 15, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis Undocumented Workers in Coronavirus Crisis

“Immigrant workers give life, give a pulse, to our economy. We need to be taken into account.”

May 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE

When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE When Undocumented Activists Infiltrated ICE

A conversation with directors Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera about their film, The Infiltrators.

May 1, 2020 / Q&A / Mark Engler

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The Federalist Fight Against Fascism The Federalist Fight Against Fascism

Progressive states and attorneys are charting their own course, using the courts to rein in an out-of-control president.

Apr 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants

SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants SCOTUS Just Found a Way to Inflict More Terror on Immigrants

A new decision written by Kavanaugh reaffirms the idea that the government can reach into a black or brown person’s life—and destroy it—at any time.

Apr 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law

Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law Once Again, Trump Shreds US Immigration Law

His new ban is an election gambit—that despite his manifest incompetence and a cratered economy, he can win this fall by doubling down on xenophobia.

Apr 24, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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Trump’s New Immigration ‘Ban’ Is an Evil Attempt at Distraction Trump’s New Immigration ‘Ban’ Is an Evil Attempt at Distraction

The president is desperate to take attention off his coronavirus failures, so he’s turning to his favorite scapegoat—immigrants.

Apr 23, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19

Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.

Apr 21, 2020 / Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

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Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue Letters From the May 4/11, 2020, Issue

The Truth About Lies Susie Linfield warns us against “telling lies” [Letters, April 6], then proceeds to demonstrate her commitment to exactly that by claiming, falsely, that I hav…

Apr 21, 2020 / Noam Chomsky and Our Readers

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Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution. Trump’s Pandemic Priorities? Incite Violence, Increase Pollution.

That, plus more deportations—of coronavirus-exposed refugees.

Apr 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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