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An open letter to President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sharing reflections in advance of his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (English translation)

A D.C.-area writer has started a book drive called 2,000 Libros, its name based off original estimates about how many children were still detained. The project is meant to provide bilingual and Spanish-language books to minors in government custody.

In the nation’s second-most unionized state, support from organized labor can often make or break a candidate for top elected office.

Haitians respond to the Haitian government's decision to raise fuel prices, part of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

From his debut film about the ‘criminally insane’ to Ex Libris, his latest documentary on the New York Public Library, the award-winning octogenarian is as committed to fighting injustice as ever – especially in the era of Trump.

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“I have spent my whole life working to alleviate the human suffering that is occurring around the country – from the coalfields of Appalachia to the frontier communities of New Mexico - your policies would increase and perpetuate their suffering."

He has a strong record of ruling against regulations, notably environmental ones. His position opposing gun control goes significantly beyond an embrace of the Court’s controversial ruling, and he was against allowing an abortion to an undoc. minor.

If the Roe v. Wade decision were overturned – reducing or completely eradicating women’s control over their reproductive lives – would the average age at marriage, the educational attainment level and the labor force participation of women decrease?

“A country where our environment is protected, where we look after the most vulnerable, where we support our families, where we make sure people have the most basic of needs, like a roof over their head.”