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Supreme Court ruling hands U.S. Border Patrol a license to kill with impunity
It set a dangerous precedent when it ruled in favor of the US Border Patrol in the cross-border murder of a teenage boy shot in the face by an overzealous agent.
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Don’t be fooled: Americans will continue to come
It appears that the human ties that bind Cubans and Americans are broader and much deeper than the political relations.
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Fidel Castro and the dialogue with Cuba’s emigrants
The dialogue interrupted almost two decades of isolation and rejection and began a path to coexistence with the Island's emigrants.
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The humongous costs of inaction
Journalists wanting to appear serious about public policy continue to rip into Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for the costs of their proposals.
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Study: Medicare for All would save 68,000 lives and over $450 billion annually
A new study concluded that, “the shift to single-payer health care would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households” and reduce overall health spending by 13 percent.
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Trump’s dirty wars
As we proceed deeper into the Trump administration, the notion that “it can’t happen here” rings increasingly hollow.
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Making America a banana republic
Last week we witnessed the figurative castration of a whole class of lawyers charged with enforcing the law throughout the United States.
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Killer budget
The Trump administration is proposing, among other things, to cut $2 trillion from programs such as disability benefits, Medicaid, Social Security, and relief for student debtors.
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Trump panders to Cubans, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans while he deports them
The president's State of the Union address was a shameless pitch for their votes while he continues to detain and deport them.
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Bernie Sanders isn’t a radical — he’s a pragmatist fighting to un-rig the system
Sen. Sanders would use both markets and government to reverse the upward redistribution of income to the already rich
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