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That “great” American past that MAGA celebrates comprised many decades of massive and successive waves of immigrants. Impressive US GDP growth in the 19th and 20th centuries owed more than a little to the subsidies provided by immigrants.
Cruel hoax: the political economy of anti-immigration - Asia Times
Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently cultivated by years of demonizing and scapegoating them.
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"there are more working families than billionaires. Democracy still works when leaders inspire and mobilize ordinary people"
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Other Victories for Working Families
When the Working Families Party was founded in 1998, the idea was to take advantage of the fusion law in New York that allows candidates to run on more than one ballot line. That way, the WFP could wo...
portside.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Skyrocketing rates, dropped policies, and unpaid claims. The home insurance market isn’t working for consumers, and it’s time for that to change. Sign CR’s petition urging insurers to adopt the Homeowners Insurance Bill of Rights.
Americans deserve affordable home insurance
Fed up with skyrocketing home insurance rates? Demand home insurance companies adopt basic protections for all policyholders. Take action by signing Consumer Reports’ petition today.
action.consumerreports.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump trashing female reporters was despicable. The other reporters not standing up to Trump was inexcusable
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Trump trashing female reporters was despicable. The other reporters not standing up to Trump was inexcusable
Corporate media failed us again
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I just signed a petition launched by the gender justice nonprofit UltraViolet demanding that SiriusXM drop Megyn Kelly. Kelly's comments minimizing Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of teen girls are reckless and irresponsible. Pedophile apologists should not have a national platform. app.sosha.ai/s/LLCkQtKF
Tell SiriusXM: Drop Megyn Kelly
app.sosha.ai
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE, We’re prepared for this to become the biggest and longest [unfair labor practices] strike in Starbucks history. DON’T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike!”
Starbucks Workers Have Launched a Nationwide Strike and Consumer Boycott of the Coffee Chain
As hundreds of Starbucks workers go on strike across the US to protest the company’s unfair labor practices, its union is telling customers to boycott the company in hopes of pressuring it to return t...
portside.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The republican flip flop over the files has started
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The republican flip flop over the files has started
These folks will flip flop to fit whatever the president says as long as it protects him
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tell tech companies: end all contracts with ICE and stop enabling Trump’s deportation machine action.eko.org/a/tech-compa...
Tech companies: stop enabling Trump’s deportation machine
Trump’s deportation machine is tearing children from their parents — and Big Tech is powering it. These companies are making millions while families are ripped apart, and they’ll keep doing it unless
action.eko.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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An ICE auditor gets nailed in a sex trafficking sting for soliciting a 17-year-old, then boasts "I'm ICE, boys" to cops. They cuffed him anyway. Irony burns. #ICECorruption
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
17. Epstein is dead. Trump is 79. Vance is, well, Vance. Nick Fuentes? He's 27.
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17. Epstein is dead. Trump is 79. Vance is, well, Vance. Nick Fuentes? He's 27.
From Fuentes to Trump, Militant Masculinity is on the Rise
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November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump & Epstein are the products of capitalism
It's Rotten All the Way Down: Epstein, Trump, and the Twilight of the Elites
What's being exposed is bigger than Jeffrey Epstein or Donald Trump. It's the failure of American institutions
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Noem is a Nazi
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Top camper van makers: Clean up your tropical wood supply chain -- no more deforestation on wheels! action.eko.org/a/no-more-de...
No more deforestation plywood for camper vans
Camper vans have become increasingly popular and a symbol for recreation in pristine nature – but the truth is, they are deforested orangutan habitats on wheels. A breaking report revealed that one ro
action.eko.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We need to know why Pam Bondi did not investigate Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida’s AG from 2011 to 2019?!
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We need to know why Pam Bondi did not investigate Jeffrey Epstein when she was Florida’s AG from 2011 to 2019?!
Was Bondi protecting Trump?!
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Mamdani Backers Rally to 'Tax the Rich' as Transition Raises $1 Million in 10 Days From 12,000 Donors www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
Mamdani Backers Rally to 'Tax the Rich' as Transition Raises $1 Million in 10 Days From 12,000 Donors | Common Dreams
"None of this would have been possible without everyday New Yorkers willing to spare $5, $10, or $20 to help build a government that will deliver for working people," said the mayor-elect.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Despite the frantic tone of mainstream media coverage (and the revolutionary overtones of the phrase “democratic socialist”) most of Mamdani’s agenda could be accomplished at minimal cost to the city"
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Zohran’s Proposals Are Surprisingly Affordable – I Wish All Revolutions Came This Cheap.
Here’s something for New York City residents to consider as they vote for Mayor, and for observers outside New York to consider as they watch the vote count: for the most part, Zohran Mamdani’s plans ...
portside.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Texts reveal Steve Bannon spent years coaching Jeffrey Epstein on dodging outrage over his sex crimes, lenient deals, and elite ties, plotting films and PR spins to "humanize the monster." #EpsteinFiles
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
'Reckless and Irresponsible': Trump Plans Deep Housing Cuts That Could Leave 200,000 Homeless www.commondreams.org/news/trump-h...
'Reckless and Irresponsible': Trump Plans Deep Housing Cuts That Could Leave 200,000 Homeless | Common Dreams
"HUD's current path risks causing a dangerous spike in street homelessness," warned a group of Senate Democrats.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Epstein Files Reminder: USA has a child marriage epidemic—it's even worse than you think
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
Epstein Files Reminder: USA has a child marriage epidemic—it's even worse than you think
Despite more than 300,000 documented child marriages since 2000, Republicans are fighting to keep it that way
www.qasimrashid.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM