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Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees

Cambodians displaced by American bombs are being sent back to a country they barely know.

Nov 21, 2017 / J.M. Wong

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Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth! Things Are Going Great for Trump on Parallel Earth!

Hard at work in the greatest White House ever.

Nov 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

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Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’

That sounds like a good idea.

Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

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ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants ICE Admits Gang Operations Are Designed to Lock Up Immigrants

The gang database is a weapon that allows ICE agents to indiscriminately round up immigrants of color.

Nov 20, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Immigration Kids Sent Back

Immigration Kids Sent Back Immigration Kids Sent Back

When the dreamers are dreamless.

Nov 20, 2017 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez

Franken Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

What Should Democrats Do About Al Franken? What Should Democrats Do About Al Franken?

With work, Franken can and should survive this story of his past bad behavior. But if there are more tales like this, he’s probably history.

Nov 16, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 4-11, 2017, Issue

A hearty issue… Shell games… Stars and semiautomatics…

Nov 16, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers and David Dayen

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A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

In Honduras, the United States willfully ignores institutional rot and buttresses crooked strongmen.

Nov 14, 2017 / Lauren Carasik

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Prosecutors Keep Their Jobs by Putting People in Jail. Can They Be Leaders in the Fight for Criminal-Justice Reform? Prosecutors Keep Their Jobs by Putting People in Jail. Can They Be Leaders in the Fight for Criminal-Justice Reform?

A new wave of “progressive” prosecutors has made big promises. But is it possible for them to bring change when they are so reliant on law enforcement to do their jobs?

Nov 14, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

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America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan

Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.

Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy

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