Perhaps Sen. Mitch McConnell has never heard of the “Streisand Effect”? Wiki calls it “the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely.” That’s exactly what happened last night, after a cowardly move from McConnell. It...
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Immigration attorney David Leopold provides an update on the oral arguments before the 9th Circuit Appeals Court in Washington v Trump, the lawsuit filed by the States of Washington and Minnesota against Trump Executive Order banning travel to the US by citizens of 7 predominately Muslim countries. Immigration attorney...
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In a press conference today, the Cleveland Clinic announced that Dr. Suha Abushamma is safely back home and ready to resume caring for her patients again. Charles Ornstein recently highlighted Dr. Abushamma’s story in a piece at ProPublica: “A first-year resident at the Cleveland Clinic, she was forced to leave the U.S....
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As Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination moves closer to a Senate vote, vote counters are predicting that he will likely be confirmed. But the prospect of installing Jeff Sessions as the highest law enforcement officer in America is a frightening prospect for anyone who cares about civil rights. According to Lynn Tramonte,...
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Cities, counties, and states are leading the resistance against the dangerous and racist policies of Donald Trump, and that’s been no clearer in the past few days thanks to state Attorneys General. The New York Times highlights the recent legal efforts of these elected officials, including Washington state’s Bob Ferguson, who...
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This is what Resistance looks like. Nearly 20 rabbis and several Jewish activists were arrested while protesting Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, near the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City last night: About 200 Jewish religious leaders and activists marched through the Upper West Side of Manhattan...
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With protests in DC, New York City, San Francisco, and just feet from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the reactions to Donald Trump’s hugely-unpopular policies and proposals show no signs of slowing down. In DC last Saturday, thousands chanted “No ban, no wall,” “Move Trump, get out the way,” and...
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Donald Trump’s radical immigration and refugee executive orders are dangerous, un-American, and — according to three new polls — unpopular. Polling from Gallup, CNN, and CBS News make clear that President Trump is personally unpopular, as is his immigration-related policy agenda. According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, “Now...
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SuperBowl performances and commercials rejected Donald Trump’s dark vision of America in several moments that embraced values of inclusivity, tolerance, and diversity — and never even had to mention him by name in the process. “It started with the Schuyler Sisters from the musical Hamilton—Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry,...
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Travelers, students, medical professionals, and permanent US residents targeted by Donald Trump’s unconstitutional, immigration-related executive orders have been returning to the US, some following a weekend of stinging losses for his administration in the courts, and a chaotic ten days overall. “Families and immigration advocacy groups were buoyed twice over...
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