Deirdre Fulton

‘Something Is Very Wrong Here’: Outrage Swells Over Deportation Raids

‘It is inhumane for DHS officials to disregard these threats and cause fear and anguish for immigrant families,’ say Progressive Caucus co-chairs.

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By Deirdre Fulton
A family unit and unaccompanied minors encountered by Border Patrol Agents and Texas Game Wardens, wait as paper work is filled out. Wednesday, April 8, 2015.

A growing chorus of voices, including many from within the president's own party, is expressing outrage over President Barack Obama's recent crackdown on immigrants and refugees, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders urging the administration "to immediately cease these raids and not deport families back to countries where a death sentence awaits." In

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British Soldiers May Face Prosecution For War Crimes In Iraq

Head of unit tasked with investigating allegations of torture and unlawful killing says soldiers could face charges for crimes including murder.

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By Deirdre Fulton
British troops in action in Iraq in 2004. Britain’s highest court says the families of several soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them. Photo: AP

The head of an independent UK unit tasked with investigating allegations of torture and unlawful killing in Iraq has said that British soldiers could face prosecution for crimes including murder, according to an interview published Saturday in The Independent. "There are serious allegations that we are investigating across the whole range of ...

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Channeling Nation’s Ugliness, Trump More American Than You Think

“Donald Trump’s racism, nativism, and bigotry are as American as apple pie,” says commentator

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By Deirdre Fulton
Bob McNamara of Spillville, Iowa, and others, listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Electric Park Ballroom, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Much has been made of how Donald Trump's racist remarks on the 2016 presidential campaign trail are "un-American," outlandish, and—incredibly to some—giving him a bump in the polls. But others say it's time for a reality check. They say Trump is merely a symptom, not the disease. That he's tapping into latent cultural currents and that we

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Muslim Advocacy Group HQ Evacuated After ‘Suspicious Substance’ Reported

“We receive threats on almost a daily basis, so it’s nothing new for us,” says CAIR spokesperson.

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By Deirdre Fulton
According to news reports, an unknown number of people who came into contact with the substance were quarantined inside the building. (Photo: CAIR/Facebook)

Law enforcement and a hazmat team are on the scene at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been partially evacuated on Thursday due to a suspicious piece of mail. CAIR, whose mission is to "enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American

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With Anti-Muslim Bombast, Trump Doubles Down On ‘Fascist Demagoguery’

‘The truth is, his language is dangerous,’ say Bernie Sanders and other critics

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By Deirdre Fulton
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump responds to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's closing remarks during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.

GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is doubling down on his xenophobic remarks about Muslims, even as they provoke widespread outrage and condemnation across the political spectrum. On Tuesday, Trump defended his fascist plan for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" by comparing it with President Franklin

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Pro-Democracy Group Warns Of Secret Right-Wing Push To Rewrite Constitution

With pro-corporate, right-wing lobby groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Citizens for Self-Governance—not to mention a number of 2016 Republican presidential hopefuls—pushing for such a convention, those who care about everything from environmental regulation to same-sex marriage to fair taxation have reason to be wary.

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By Deirdre Fulton

Under the radar of corporate media and general public, a "dangerous proposal" is bubbling up in state legislatures throughout the country—one that could trigger "political chaos that would make past upheavals like the Watergate scandal and the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton seem tame by comparison." "We're sounding an alarm. This is

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2003 All Over Again? On Eve of Syria Vote, UK Warned Against ‘Rush to War’

‘We must do everything we can to stop MPs voting the UK into its fourth war on a Muslim country in 14 years,’ says Stop the War coalition

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By Deirdre Fulton
Thousands turned out in the streets of London over the weekend to voice their opposition to expanded war, holding signs that read, "Don't bomb Syria" and "Drop Cameron, not bombs." (Photo: Alisdare Hickson/flickr/cc)

With members of the British Parliament set to vote Wednesday on whether to send UK warplanes to bomb Syria, activists are staging an emergency demonstration in London on Tuesday evening to protest an "ever-widening war" they denounce as incoherent, dangerous, and possibly illegal. Citing the UK's vote to invade Iraq in 2003, the Stop the War

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