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Sanders: Break up banks, tax speculation, start postal banking

Sanders last week repeated a pledge that he has made in speeches across the country; if elected, he said, he will break up the big banks.

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Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland indicted for perjury

A grand jury indicted Brian Encinia, the Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland,  on a perjury charge on Jan. 6.

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Video: Immigration activists demand action to stop ICE crackdown on children

ICE OUT OF LA, a coalition of immigrant rights groups, responds to the recent raids on Central American Families.

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What's behind the Oregon takeover?

The Bundys' latest tango with the federal government is the most recent flare up of a decades-long movement.

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Bill to kill Obamacare goes to White House

In their latest show of contempt for the people of our nation, right wing Republicans have passed a bill to kill the Affordable Care Act.

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More Mosley than Hitler: Donald Trump and the fascism debate

With Donald Trump's new TV ad out this week, the "F" word - fascism - is once more being bandied about. 

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Activists denounce new wave of deportations of Central American refugees

People of conscience should immediately demand that these raids be stopped.

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Supreme Court hears Texas plan to replace democracy with oligarchy

Once again, right wingers have come up with a scheme to dilute and diminish the voting power of minorities, and they might get what they want.

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This week in history: FDR calls for Four Freedoms

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated the fundamental goals of Four Freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy.

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Baltimore residents push for change after mistrial in Freddie Gray killing

A mistrial was declared in the trial of Baltimore police officer, William Porter, who was charged in connection with Gray's death.

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