It’s about asking whether we need an immigration system that terrorizes the least dangerous people in this country.
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Racial & Gender Justice
Working to combat economic inequality, achieve climate justice, and build peace requires solutions designed to dismantle systemic racism and patriarchy. That’s why all of our projects seek to intersect and achieve justice across gender, diversity, and race, in addition to class.
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Celebrate American Excellence — With Equal Pay
In soccer and in everything else, we need to pay America’s millions of underpaid women what they’re worth.
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As the Far Right Goes Global, So Do Anti-BDS Bills
An increasingly global campaign to tar the BDS movement as “anti-Semitic” comes as Israel’s staunchest global defenders are increasingly anti-Semites themselves.
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Keeping Up the Fight Against the Muslim Ban
A year after the Supreme Court ruling upholding it, advocates have lined up legislation and presidential candidates behind undoing one of Trump’s signature abuses.
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Ilhan Omar Is Fighting for the White Working Class—Even as They Chant ‘Send Her Back’
Racism, Islamophobia, false charges of anti-Semitism, and even death threats aren’t going to stop Ilhan Omar from fighting for all of our rights.
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Kaepernick Was Right — Racists Love the Betsy Ross Flag
Conservatives may deny it, or say it’s a thing of the past. But, hate groups are still flying their Betsy Ross flag right next to their Confederate one.
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‘The Squad’ Keeps the Focus on Bold, Inequality-Busting Policies
Representatives Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Pressley fight hard for their constituents in the face of racist attacks.
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Trump’s Send-Them-Back Doctrine
Trump’s war on immigrants recalls the absurdity of Stalin’s purges — and a few of his supporters, at least, are starting to notice.
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Washington Vs. The Squad
Trump’s not the only one terrified of these four congresswomen — leading Democrats apparently are, too.
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The Racist History of Tipping
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on the Raise the Wage Act, which would boost the minimum wage across the country to $15 an hour by 2024.
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Reports
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.
Reimagining School Safety
A look at the dangers posed to students by law enforcement and how to invest in real school safety for our nation’s children.
White Supremacy is the Preexisting Condition: Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide
Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide.
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of COVID-19
Black immigrant domestic workers are at the epicenter of three converging storms—the pandemic, the resulting economic depression, and structural racism.