LA Progressive

Apologize for Being White?

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Vance wants to rant about how whites don’t have to apologize for being white, that’s his privilege, but he knows no white person has ever had to apologize for being white. Chuck Yates #corporalvance

TPS Hearing Temporarily Stalls Deportations of Haitians

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TPS protects refugees by offering protective status in the US due to conditions making it unsafe. @philpasquini #tpc

Finally an Original Way Out of Our National Despair

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Of we genuinely want to get to our constitutional promise of a government of by and for the people. Richard Cohen #iceout

Death of Corporate Media That Couldn’t Report a Genocide

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Corporate media died because it stopped doing journalism, and a new generation of outlets proved it. The readers noticed. Nadia Ahmad #wapo

From #ICEOut to Abolition: Finding Solidarity in Struggle

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How a mass protest is forging a new multiracial solidarity against fascism. @DocMellyMel #iceout

TORRANCE REFINERY ACTION ALLIANCE

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At an event on Saturday, February 7, Torrance Refinery Action Alliance and Indivisible South Bay will mark the 11th Anniversary of the 2015 Torrance Refinery explosion

Venezuela Poses Unusual and Extraordinary Threat” to U.S. Agenda

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Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has set out to fundamentally transform society. Celina della Croce #venezuela

Using Lawsuits to Push Back on Trump’s Attack on Child Care

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Unions, small businesses, states sue to stop the administration from punishing blue states by withholding $10 billion in funding. @MarkKreidler #childcare

Minneapolis Is a City of Heroes: Veterans Join Community Resistance

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The heroic sustained resistance in Minneapolis has exposed the true nature of these ICE attacks before the entire world. Gerry Condon #minneapolis

The Declaration of Independence, Reimagined for a Democratic Crisis

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A thought experiment reimagining the 1776 Declaration of Independence to confront contemporary threats. Martina Moneke #declarationofindependence

Where Are the Good White Folks At? 

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The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti show the difference between sympathy and courage. @desicortez1 #whitefolks

Is the U.S. Becoming Fascist? 

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A closer look at state violence, politicized law enforcement, and democratic guardrails  Victor Rothman:

Trump Damning New Generation of Political Prisoners?

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The regime has been ratcheting up the condemnation of activists under charges of domestic terrorism since 2016. @DocMellyMel

ICE Arrests Over 100 Refugees, Shipping Many to Rural Texas

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Kate Morrissey: "awsuit called the mass arrest “a Kafkaesque deprivation of liberty.”  Kate Morrissey #iceraids

Why Elections Aren’t Enough: What Government Is For

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 Voting alone cannot protect rights, produce sound policy, or hold power accountable. @SharonKyle00 #elections

True Purpose of Law: Justify Crimes Against the Powerless

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The so-called immigration “problem” exists only because settler colonists stole territory and then created laws to justify their crimes.  Mark Fancher #justifycrimes

Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

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How the ghost of Renee Nicole Good haunts his response to Iran’s protests. @jricole #minneapolis

Tesla Profits Pummeled from Protests, DOGE and ICE

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The aggregate effect of the protesters’ perseverance for these past 11 months has manifested itself in a significant decrease in Tesla sales. Phil Pasquini #Tesla

California Billionaires Crying Wol

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Mark Kreidler: Uber-rich say they’ll flee if wealth tax proposal passes. History suggests otherwise. @MarkKreidler #billionaires

Democrats and Republicans: Differences Are Enormous

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Overall, then, the Democrats have been, and remain, an important component of resistance to America’s fascism.  @LawrenceWittner fascism

Church Disruptions Are Justified

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I am perplexed why churches would think that they are insulated from criticism from outside once they have made forays into the issues of the world? Graylan Hagler #resistance

Why We Need Young Organizers Now

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 Liz Theoharis and Sam Theoharis: Can the young wrest this nation from the clutches of full-throated authoritarianism?  @liztheo #organizers

U.S. Escalation Against Cuba Amidst Unrest in the U.S. Reveals a Unified Struggle

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This resurrection of maximum pressure prompts a critical examination not of Cuba’s government. Claudia de la Cruz #cuba

MLK Day Remembered: A Wondrous Multi-Racial Ethnic Future?

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Today, in these woeful Trumpian times, MLK’s dream is not dead—unless we allow it to be—it’s just semi-dormant.

Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Costs Us All

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In China, “extreme poverty” is defined not simply by income. Instead, it’s defined by whether people can live with basic dignity and security. Megan Russell #china

Students Join Nationwide Strike to Abolish ICE

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Rallying outside of City Hall, the large number of student protesters from elementary to highschoolers held signs calling for ICE Out. Phil Pasquini #abolishICE

How Dems Got Trump Elected

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Today's Democratic Party is OWNED by Billionaires. They will only allow so much "resistance" to Trump and “reform” as squares with their financial interests. @WilliamJKelleh1 #trump

Messengers for Peace

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Research consistently shows that countries with higher gender inequality tend to have more internal conflict, more authoritarian leadership, and higher rates of violence overall. Patricia Hynes #peace

How Germany Went from Street Protest to Silence

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The Step‑by‑Step Collapse of Moral Resistance. In 1930, Germans still filled the streets. By 1938, open opposition had vanished. @SharonKyle00 #germany

The Arrests of Black Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

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How targeting Black independent journalists creates a foothold for broader civil liberties erosion. @SharonKyle00 #press