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President Trump on Antisemitism: Some Talk, No Action

February 24, 2017

By Dora Illei

The White House’s struggle to hit the mark on the issue of antisemitism continues, although members of the administration finally seem to…

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Immigration Courts Lack Funding – Trump Uses Backlogs to Justify Blocking Access

February 23, 2017

This blog is cross posted with The Huffington Post

Over the last ten years, funding for immigration courts has remained largely stagnant, even…

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Interfaith Solidarity for Today’s Activists

February 23, 2017

By Erika Asgeirsson

Over the past few weeks, the United States, and indeed the world, have been on edge as President Trump issued rapid-fire executive…

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On Maidan Anniversary, United States Must Offer Clarity

February 23, 2017

Co-authored by Alexandra Funk

This blog is cross posted with The Huffington Post

This week marks the three-year anniversary of Ukraine’s Maidan revolution,…

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Guantanamo Recidivism and the Myth That Keeps on Giving

February 22, 2017

Reports have emerged that a British Islamic State suicide bomber, Ronald Fiddler (aka Abu-Zakariya al-Britani), who detonated a car bomb near Mosul, Iraq, had…

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Using Diplomatic Relations with Cuba to Fight Human Trafficking

February 22, 2017

By Cassidy Slater

On January 16, the State Department signed a law-enforcement agreement with Cuba outlining potential collaboration on several security and criminal issues,…

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Middle East Activist Experts Offer Advice on Fighting Trump Policies

February 17, 2017

This blog is cross posted with The Huffington Post

Yesterday’s attack by President Trump on the “dishonest media” who…

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President Trump to Issue Revised Executive Order—Will It Be Better or Worse?

February 17, 2017

By Eleanor Acer

Yesterday President Donald Trump announced that he will issue a new executive order next week “which will comprehensively…

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