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ICE Out of Target: Why a Familiar Store Is at the Center of Nationwide Protests
Across the country, people are beginning to ask a hard question: what does it mean to shop at a company that is cooperating with...

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Congress Doubled ICE & CBP Budgets and Cut Legal Immigration

Budgets for legal immigration are being cut while the Trump regime strips legal status from successive groups of formerly documented immigrants.

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VIDEO: Phyllis Bennis on Iran’s Arrests of Reformist Leaders

Phyllis Bennis tells Al Jazeera it's unclear what will happen next Iran, but U.S. military intervention would worsen the crisis.

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Aliados Internacionales contra la Minería en El Salvador aplaude la confirmación oficial del veredicto de inocencia en el segundo juicio de los Cinco de Santa Marta; condena la posible responsabilidad civil.

Aunque los cinco defensores del agua han sido declarados inocentes por segunda vez, tres de ellos podrían enfrentarse a una posible responsabilidad civil.

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International Allies against Mining in El Salvador Applauds Official Affirmation of Verdict of Innocence in Second Trial of Santa Marta Five; Condemns Potential Civil Liability

Although the five water defenders have been declared innocent for a second time, three of them could face potential civil liability.

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What You Need to Know About the U.S. Attack on Venezuela

Was it about oil? Will it stop the flow of drugs? What did it cost? IPS experts answer these questions and more.

Lessons from Resistance to Authoritarianism Around the World

A webinar series on what the U.S. can learn from anti-authoritarian movements around the world.

Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our second annual Wallace Symposium.

The High Moral Stakes of the Policy Battles Raging in Washington

Trump and the GOP are cutting programs for the poor to spend more on the war machine, mass deportations, and tax breaks for...

Trading Life for Death: What the Reconciliation Bill Puts at Stake in Your State

Militarized spending hikes must be prevented. Basic needs must be protected.

Advancing from Partial Peace in Colombia

The landmark agreement that ended Colombia's civil war remains fragile and incomplete. The U.S. needs to do more to support its implementation.

El Salvador’s State of Deception

A fact-finding report on El Salvador’s detained water defenders, the potential return of environmentally destructive mining, and the state of human rights under...

FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence

Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.

Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War

This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.

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