Monthly Archives: January 2018

Pfizer Reaping $11 Billion Gain from Trump’s Tax Overhaul JAN 31, 2018 In financial news, the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it’s reaping a staggering $11 billion gain as a result of President Trump’s tax overhaul, which massively benefited corporations and … Continue reading →

Court Rules Immigrant Children Have No Right to Government-Appointed Lawyer JAN 30, 2018 In more news on immigrant rights, an appeals court has ruled that children who migrate to the United States with their parents without permission do not have … Continue reading →

Trump calls for prison reform, links violent crime to immigration https://www.cnbc.com/…/trump-calls-for-prison-reform-links-violent-crime-to-immigr… 15 hours ago – The president called for prison reform and helping prisoners find work after their sentences end. Trump then turned to linking what he considers unchecked illegal … Continue reading →

In Xenophobic Speech, Trump Attacks Immigrants, Pushes War with North Korea JAN 31, 2018 President Trump read his first State of the Union address Tuesday night, in which he called on Congress to pass an immigration overhaul and repeatedly tried … Continue reading →

How Trump Learned to Love the Koch Brothers – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/…/trump-koch-brothers-deregulation-white-hou… Dec 1, 2017 – For decades, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into building a network of political groups, think … Continue reading →

“Are You a U.S. Citizen?”: Trump Could Sabotage the 2020 Census by Adding Controversial Question STORY JANUARY 29, 2018 Watch Full Show Voting Immigrant Rights GUESTS Ari Berman senior writer at Mother Jones and a reporting fellow at The Nation Institute, … Continue reading →

Longtime Investigative Journalist Robert Parry Dies at 68 JAN 29, 2018 The longtime investigative journalist Robert Parry has died at the age of 68. As a reporter at the Associated Press in the 1980s, he helped expose how the Reagan … Continue reading →

“Are You a Citizen?”: Justice Dept. Seeks to Add 2020 Census Question JAN 29, 2018 The Justice Department is seeking to add a question about whether people are U.S. citizens to the 2020 census. Immigrant rights advocates have slammed the … Continue reading →

“Unprecedented Level of Violence” in Heart of Kabul as Taliban Sends “Clear Message” to Trump STORYJANUARY 29, 2018 Watch Full Show TOPICS Afghanistan GUESTS Lotfullah Najafizada news director of TOLOnews, a 24-hour news channel based in Kabul, Afghanistan. This is … Continue reading →

New Jersey: ICE Detain 2 Fathers After Dropping Their Daughters Off at School JAN 29, 2018 Back in the United States, in New Jersey, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, known as ICE, have detained two fathers as they were dropping … Continue reading →