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Obituary - Dennis J. Banks 1937 – 2017)

American foreign policy is at the root of forced migration from different parts of the world, and human rights advocates must address the problem at its heart.

The president’s implied defense is, I hired a criminal to manage my presidential campaign, but his crimes pre-dated our arrangement. Nothing to see here, MAGA nation!

The mural artist, Arnautoff, who at that time was a secret member of the Communist party, dropped subtle political messages into his mural. He depicts four dock workers on their (union-guaranteed) lunch break, discussing the news of the day.

Do Nguyen Mai reflects on Tommy Le’s fatal shooting by King’s County police and what it means for Vietnamese America.

Here are several updates from the on-going Palestinian struggle for justice and peace.

"Africa fed the world, but the world eats without Africa."—Dr. E. Obiri Addo

“The Trump administration is talking about a potential imminent U.S. military action to hit back.”

The Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 would finally allow the government to negotiate directly with drug companies to lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries, much like the VA and Medicaid do today.

Policymakers who are sincere about boosting wages would heed the advice of Mishel and Eisenbrey (2015), and undertake policy measures to redistribute economic leverage and bargaining power away from capital owners and corporate managers and back to low- and middle-wage workers.