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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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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 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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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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MCC New York (Photo from Federal Bureau Of Prisons website)
24 Jan 2017

Jailed Activist Pens Letter To Justice Department On MCC New York’s Squalid Conditions

A jailed activist, who faces felony charges for a digital sit-in against the Boston Children’s Hospital website, has written a letter from the Metropolitan Correctional Center calling attention to what he describes as appalling conditions inside the facility. The letter was addressed to officials at the Justice Department, the Federal

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Linda Sarsour, co-chair of the Women's March (Photo by Festival Of Faiths)
23 Jan 2017

Emboldened By Countersubversive President, Network Of Sites Demonize Women’s March Organizer

A network of conservative websites has spread malicious attacks intended to demonize one of the co-chairs of the Women’s March, which mobilized millions of Americans to resist President Donald Trump’s administration. Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian-American Muslim racial justice and civil rights activist. She is a mother of three children

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