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Alliyah Lusuegro
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Immigration
A federal court of appeals has allowed the Biden administration’s asylum ban to stand - in likely violation of U.S. and international law.
By
Jyotsna Naidu
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Military & Security
It’s not too late for President Biden to set a precedent of treating migrants with care, dignity, and respect, and request that Congress cut spending on deportations and detentions.
By
Alliyah Lusuegro
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Last week, hundreds of people from the Poor People's Campaign assembled in Washington DC to fight against poverty.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
The budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans begins what could be a long-term shift in federal spending from domestic programs toward the Pentagon.
By
Ashik Siddique
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Military & Security
Over-investment in the military is a major cause of the crises we face today. But it’s possible to reinvest in real solutions and begin to repair the harm caused by many decades of war.
By
Alliyah Lusuegro
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Immigration
Title 42 ends next week and the Biden administration announced new punitive immigration policies that would continue to deny migrants and asylees at the southern border.
By
Alliyah Lusuegro
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Climate Change,
Military & Security
Power Shift 2023 makes space for the coming together of ideas and movements, including climate and militarism.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Taxes & Revenue
Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Military & Security
The president’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year, released March 9, was heralded by human needs groups for preserving and in some cases expanding critical human needs programs to address poverty, hunger, health care, and protect children and seniors in particular.
But as our chart shows, the Biden budget continues to fund the Pentagon and war at levels that far outpace all federal programs for housing, education, public health, and more.
By
Peter Certo
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Military & Security
The war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.