RESIST: Businesses Shutter Nationwide for #DayWithoutImmigrants
By In response to President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant executive orders and sweeping deportation raids that have led to nearly 700 arrests nationwide, immigrants in cities across the country are walking out of work Thursday for a “Day Without Immigrants” strike, to demonstrate how much the United States depends on immigrants. Businesses, including restaurants and shops, as […]
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Lawmakers Call on Trump to End 'Blank Check for War'
Lawmakers are calling on President Donald Trump to officially declare war against the Islamic State (ISIS) and submit a resolution to Congress that limits his war powers. Led by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), 12 House Democrats and one House Republican sent a letter to Trump that asks the president to submit the resolution so that […]
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'You Have More Support Than You Know': Native Nations Will Rise in DC and Nationwide
An interfaith celebration and prayer service is taking place Thursday evening ahead of Friday’s Native Nations Rise march and rally in Washington, D.C. “Water is life—so in attacking our water Donald Trump is attacking our lives, families, and right to self-determination.” —Dallas Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network The service at Washington National Cathedral will include members […]
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Is Anyone Left at Goldman Sachs? Trump Picks Another Alum for Treasury Deputy
President Donald Trump has selected yet another Goldman Sachs executive to fill a senior role in his administration, naming the firm’s current managing director, James Donovan, to serve as deputy Treasury secretary. Click Here: collingwood magpies 2019 training guernsey Donovan would be the sixth member of Trump’s team with ties to Goldman, which was once […]
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Mississippi Bill Helps Enable Trump's "Sinister" Immigration Crackdown
Days after the Trump administration put out its first “sinister” immigrant crime list, Mississippi is poised to enact an anti-sanctuary cities bill that one expert says will fuel racial profiling and make communities less safe. The Mississippi Senate passed the measure, Senate Bill 2710 on Tuesday, and it now heads to the desk of Gov. […]
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Warning: Trump Is About to Make World's "Biggest Humanitarian Crisis" Much Worse
As tens of thousands of Yemenis mark the two years of war that have claimed the lives of over 4,000 civilians and brought the country “to the brink of famine,” there are signs the United States’ already tainted role in the conflict may be set for escalation. Al Jazeera reports that as many as 100,000 […]
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Trump, Who Wants to Cut Interior by Billions, 'Gifts' $78,000 to Park Service
The White House on Monday announced that President Donald Trump would donate the first three months of his salary to the National Park Service, a grand total of $78,333.32. It’s just too bad the service is run by the Department of the Interior, whose budget the president wants to slash by $2 billion. Press secretary […]
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"Illegal Act of War": Trump's Unilateral Attack on Syria Condemned
Peace groups and activists around the world on Friday condemned President Donald Trump’s missile strikes on Syria, calling the move reckless, illegal, and hypocritical. In the U.S., a coalition of organizations—including CREDO, MoveOn.org, Peace Action, and Win Without War—warned that Trump’s move was “not leadership” and “will not make our country safer nor end the […]
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Dropping Suit, Trump's DOJ Continues 'Abandoning Transgender Americans'
Civil liberties groups are crying foul on Friday after the Trump administration’s Department of Justice dropped its lawsuit against North Carolina over its anti-transgender legislation. The withdrawal, filed Friday, was “in light of the passage” of the state’s House Bill 142, the so-called replacement bill for the controversial House Bill 2, as NBC News reports. […]
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"We're Not Leaving": US Weighs Helping Saudis Bomb Yemen Even More
The U.S. is looking to increase support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen, officials said Wednesday—a move that some see as another signal that President Donald Trump is itching to take the U.S. to a new war. Among the options for support are boosting intelligence-sharing and logistical efforts. Officials say increased military pressure on […]
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