The Congressional Black Caucus will support the clean reauthorization of FISA Section 702, a warrantless surveillance authority that has been used to spy on African Americans.
Civil Rights in America
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Mass Protest: Where Are the Kids?
The latest No Kings marches attracted a record eight million people. Most of them were of an advanced age that suggested they personally remembered the 1960s.
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What the Possibility of War Is Like for an Iranian-American
The convergence of the two authoritarian republics is unmistakable.
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ICE Boosts Income at Private Prison Company GEO Group by 800 Percent
The company’s year-end earnings call came just days after a lawsuit alleges guards in the company’s Washington state immigrant prison routinely sexually assaulted immigrants.
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Attacking Black Journalists Is an American Tradition
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort reflect an American legacy of targeting the Black press.
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Can Trump’s Killer Cops Be Prosecuted for Murder?
There are some holes in the law on federal supremacy, and rising public sentiment for basic justice.
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The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine
The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict and enforceable limits are set.
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Minneapolis Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE Tyranny
Trump’s goons thought they could push around a blue city. They came in for a nasty shock.
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What a People-Powered Movement Looks Like
The bravery of citizens in Minneapolis is the only kind of resistance to occupation that has a chance of working.