Photo by Secretary of Defense James Mattis
27 Jan 2017

Trump’s Latest Executive Order Lays Strong Foundation For Muslim Ban

President Donald Trump signed an executive order that effectively lays a strong foundation for instituting a ban against Muslims, as he pledged to do during his presidential campaign. The executive order asserts hundreds of foreign-born individuals convicted or implicated in “terrorist-related crimes” since the September 11 attacks, which is a

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Photo by kenstein on Flickr.
27 Jan 2017

American Muslims Stop More Terror Attacks Than The NSA

Trump’s “extreme vetting” order will be seen by American Muslims as discriminatory and may undermine a major counterterror asset: Muslims themselves.

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Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley. Photo by Ariel Hayat on Flickr.
27 Jan 2017

Report: Suppression Of Palestine Advocacy Intensified Starkly In 2016

Palestine Legal recorded an increase in false accusations of anti-Semitism and terrorism in 2016 “based solely on speech critical of Israeli policies.”

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President Donald Trump speaks to the CIA. Still from White House livestream.
26 Jan 2017

Trump Purges State Department, Is CIA Next?

If President Trump’s State Department purge is any indication, expect him to clean house at the CIA too.

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Mike Pompeo. Photo by Gage Skidmore on Flickr.
26 Jan 2017

CIA Poised To Crack Down on Whistleblowers If Torture Program Restored

With Trump signaling he favors illegal torture, the CIA is positioned to crack down on whistleblowers who inform public of return of illegal programs.

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Photo by Michael Fleshman (fleshmanpix) on Flickr.
26 Jan 2017

Repealing Obamacare: The Push To Eliminate The Individual Mandate

The Trump team has made it clear they are going after the highly unpopular individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act.

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Photo by Airman Magazine on Flickr.
25 Jan 2017

Draft Order For Re-Opening CIA ‘Black Site’ Prisons Would Mark Return To Dark Era

A drafted executive order reignited concern over whether Trump will restore facilities and policies, which involved the violation of human rights.

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CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou | Screen shot from video of press conference at National Press Club by paulydc
25 Jan 2017

Around The Empire-Episode 6: Inside The CIA’s War With Trump Feat. John Kiriakou

Dan and Joanne interview former CIA officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou about the ongoing tensions between the CIA and President Donald Trump.

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"Diplomacy in an Era of Disruption" - Conversation with Secretary John Kerry and Tom Friedman on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photo by U.S. Embassy Bern/ Eric Bridiers on Flickr.
25 Jan 2017

Davos: Panicked IMF Head Calls For Wealth Redistribution To Stop Populism

At this year’s World Economic Forum, political and corporate elites recognized populism was on the rise and that increasingly people rebuked their project.

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Steinski (Photo by kDamo)
24 Jan 2017

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘It’s Up To You (Television Mix)’

Resistance to President Donald Trump’s administration is needed now more than ever, and the resistance to Trump seems to intensify with each grim step the administration takes. An appropriate track for the moment is a sound collage from Steinski and Mass Media that was released in 1992 called “It’s Up

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