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The calls to abolish ICE among Democrats picked up after the 28-year-old Ocasio-Cortez defeated Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.) in an upset few saw coming.

New York also saw a major rally, as did Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Boston and other big cities. In Greenfield Ma., population 17,000, 500 people attended a rally on the Town Common. Over 700 rallies were listed nationally.

The recent election results make it clear that although Nicolás Maduro won by a wide margin on May 20, there exists a significant majority made up of those who voted for the opposition and those who dd not vote in these elections.

As discontent with the Ortega presidency spreads across Nicaragua, a small student movement has grown to include a diverse array of oppositional movements and private sector actors, each with their own political agenda.

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Public funding, private management — these four words sum up American-style privatization whether applied to airports, prisons, or elementary and secondary schools.

Regardless of his motives, Kennedy will be responsible for allowing Trump to name a replacement who, along with the other right-wingers on the court, will further erode American democracy.

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Puerto Rico was already in trouble after suffering a “lost decade” without economic growth after 2005, leading to a default on its public debt and mass migration from the island. That was before Hurricane Maria.