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New social media checks for visa applicants show the dangerous transformation of surveillance in the US

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ contends with unresolved trauma, and a host of other unsettling things

U.S. closes Jerusalem Consulate, de facto Palestinian embassy, in another sign of worsening relations

Former Trump staffer Alva Johnson sues Trump for sexual harassment, pay discrimination

U.S. backs Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó amid attempted coup of leftist government

Pope Francis accepts resignation of LA bishop accused of child sexual abuse

Party of Trump tightens control of the Senate, the House becomes Democratic again, and progressives clench notable wins

Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen

American history classes are actually worsening kids’ understanding of America

U.S. pulls out of UN Human Rights Council citing anti-Israel “chronic bias”

Childish Gambino’s racially charged “This is America” draws criticism, praise

First Guantanamo detainee transfer under Trump administration expected soon

NAACP Legal Defense Fund sues Homeland Security over ending Haitian protected status

Trump celebrates the passage of oppressive tax bill, liberals respond

CVS and Aetna complete mega-merger, prompting fears of limiting customer choice

Terry Crews indicts men in perpetuating a culture of sexual harassment

Actor Bambadjan Bamba reveals undocumented status: ‘We just can’t be scared anymore’

North Korea performs intercontinental missile test after the U.S. names it a sponsor of terrorism

It’s a matter of time: Resisting the enshrining of white supremacy in our collective memory

U.S. Economy Adds 292,000 Jobs in December, Only 5% Unemployment

Head of state for Iran tweets support for #BlackLivesMatter movement

Peaceful protests follow latest police shooting in Missouri

Update: Cuba has no extradition treaty with U.S., most likely will not release Assata Shakur

#AliveWhileBlack responds to #Crimingwhilewhite: stories of police discrimination

‘Angola Three’ prisoner released from solitary confinement after more than 42 years

Second Ebola patient dies in U.S.

New project prompts whites to explore what it’s like to be white in America

Organizers in Ferguson prep for ‘Weekend of Resistance’

Boston Herald cartoon mocks Obama intruder situation, has him asking president for watermelon

New policy bans profiling in federal law enforcement agencies

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