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Trump Travel Ban 2.0: Still Harmful and Unnecessary

Posted March 6th, 2017 at 3:01 pm (UTC-5)
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By Barbara Slavin The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a revised version of its travel and immigration ban that addresses some of the flaws of a blocked first attempt but will still harm US interests even if it doesn’t survive the courts. The purported aim of the executive order is “protecting the nation from foreign […]

Trump and More Trigger Protests Like It Was 1968

Posted February 13th, 2017 at 11:34 am (UTC-5)
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By Barbara Slavin From Bucharest to Baghdad to Birmingham, England and its namesake in Alabama, people are filling streets, squares and town halls to demand more transparent, accountable and welcoming government. The protests have become a regular occurrence in the United States since the inauguration of President Trump on January 20. But they are spreading […]

Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria

Posted January 30th, 2017 at 1:52 pm (UTC-5)
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So, what did Trump do? Did he implement his promised Muslim ban? No, far from it. He backed down dramatically from his campaign promises and instead signed an executive order dominated mainly by moderate refugee restrictions and temporary provisions aimed directly at limiting immigration from jihadist conflict zones.