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Trump Promised to Fight for Workers — Instead, He’s Undermined Them

100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

by Gabriel Thompson


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A Majority of Californians Support Affordable Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants, Polls Show

By Jeremy Lindenfeld

These findings run contrary to the national political narrative and are fueling advocates’ efforts to safeguard expanded Medicaid benefits in the state.

Trump’s Nominee to Head Customs and Border Protection Could Be Implicated in Alleged Cover-Up

By Kate Morrissey

Rodney Scott led the U.S. Border Patrol sector in San Diego when officials killed immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas.

When Scientific Inquiry Meets the Big Chill

By Steven Mikulan

From Harvard’s president facing down political pressure to a science foundation scrubbing controversy from its website, the battle for free speech and open inquiry plays out where ideas are meant to thrive.

Collateral Damage: How Trump Is Hollowing Out the Black Middle Class

By Mark Kreidler

The president has gone nuclear against federal union jobs — historically African Americans’ ladder to economic equality.

Nonprofits Move to Intervene on Behalf of Los Angeles Residents in Sanctuary Case

By Kate Morrissey

Many cities with laws restricting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration officials have joined the lawsuit. Los Angeles is noticeably absent.

Tijuana Shelter Director Has Simple Solution for Changing Border Policies: Adapt

By Kate Morrissey

Casa del Migrante has hosted migrants since 1987, but with the Trump administration slashing foreign aid, the shelter is navigating a new way forward.

The Trump Administration Climate Plan: Red States Get Hydrogen, Blue States Don’t

By Audrey Carleton

In Pennsylvania, a hydrogen hub in upheaval as natural gas producer pauses involvement while four others bail on the project.

The Crackdown on Campuses Is a Crackdown on Unions

By Frances Madeson

Many students losing visas and research funding are union members. Some in the labor movement are pushing back.





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