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The Posse Comitatus Act forbids the willful use of “any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws.” It has been applied as well to the Navy and Marine Corps.

We actually found out that our jail not only has a 287(g) program but is a mini detention center almost. There are people being held here for immigration purposes, and some of them are going to be deported directly from the jail.

By ending construction of this base, the United States can atone for its past conduct, take into consideration the democratic desires of Okinawans, and begin to think more broadly about peace in the East China Sea and beyond.

Some of you may have heard about the recent escalation against Palestinian prisoners, precisely female prisoners, and some of you have not. For those who want to learn about the details behind this escalation, read the below facts.

L.A. teachers are asking for more than just a well-deserved pay raise. They are also demanding smaller class sizes, less mandatory testing, increase in per-pupil funding, and more adults like nurses, librarians, social workers, and counselors...

“Campesinos” are driving the evolution of maize in North America

Howard Zinn's life was a model for left-wing intellectuals to both produce and take action to transform the world.

The House of Representatives is not representative

Cuban engagement in Africa left profound impacts, both on the host countries and on the Cubans who went.

“What Guam came to realize is that what’s most important to us [is]— our islands, our people, our environment, our land — and regardless of what you are, we wanted to put the people in office who are going to fight for those things.”