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How Crossing the Border From Mexico Became a Crime

Kelly Lytle Hernandez The Conversation
Unauthorized entry into the U.S. wasn’t always a crime and Mexican immigrants didn’t always fear prosecution. Congress’ early efforts to include Mexicans in its “whites only immigration policy” were stymied by Western agribusiness, which wanted unfettered access to Mexican laborers. Up stepped a white supremacist South Carolina Senator with a compromise. Coleman Blease’s Immigration Act of 1929 dramatically altered the story of crime and punishment in the United States.

Puerto Rico Files for Bankruptcy

AJ Vicens Mother Jones
The Day After Trump Admin Brags About Blocking Funds "They wanted a bailout. We wouldn't give it to them."

Why does the Russian revolution matter?

China Mieville The Guardian
One hundred years ago, Lenin's Bolshevik uprising overturned centuries of feudalism in Russia. But what does it mean for the world today?

13 Men Tackle Trumpcare in Senate

Deirdre Fulton, Andrea Germanos Common Dreams
"When women aren't at the table, they're on the menu," says Planned Parenthood president

Friday Nite Videos | May 5, 2017

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F**king Unbelievable: GOP Shoves Health Care Through the House. Alice's Restaurant - Original 1967 Recording. Stephen Colbert Goes One-On-One With Trump. Ryan's Rush to Strip Health Care. National Lynching Memorial Preview.