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War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.

The most successful of Trump’s anti-immigrant measures up until now — possibly the most vicious — hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. In operation since late January, Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), originally called “Remain in Mexico”

Reader Comments: Understanding El Paso; Toni Morrison; Brexit; DSA; Socialism; Italy-Migrant Solidarity; Resource: The Great Recession at 10 Years; #ElPasoFirme Against White Supremacy - Sept 7; US Climate Strikes - Nationwide actions - Sept 20; more

A father and son describe what it's like to hear desperate cries on the sea at night as Italy hardens its stance against refugees. If people are in danger at sea, sailors save them, without asking where they come from or the colour of their skin.

Reader Comments: Investigating Trump; Medicare for All; New Red Scare; Concentration Camps and Holocaust Museum; Iran; Exploitation; Socialism; Asylum and Refugees; Resources: Reparations Now Tool Kit; Why End War; Climate Change for Workers

Nationwide - Immigrant justice, faith-based and civil rights organizations are continuing to mobilize #CloseTheCamp actions across the country.

Reader Comments: Trump Attacks Elected Members of Congress; We stand With Them; Immigration, Concentration Camps, ICE, Border Patrol and Doing Something; Iran and Oil; World Cup; Arnautoff Mural; Resources, Announcements; and more....

Reader Comments: Building Unity to Defeat Trump; Concentration Camps; Debating History and contributions from the Left; Arnautoff Mural; Syriza Lessons; Ida B. Wells; Lights for Liberty demonstrations; Beyond NAFTA 2.0; Resources; Announcements; more

Reader Comments: Trump's July 4th; Concentration Camps; Megan Rapinoe; Democratic Debate; Private Insurance; Karl Marx revisited; Paul Robeson Boulevard named; Queer Liberation; Say No to Rick Snyder; Housing Justice - Affordable for Whom? ...