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A New Executive Order Expands I.C.E.’s Ability to Fast-track Deportations Without Due Process

On July 22, 2019, the Trump administration passed an executive order that expands the implementation of the expedited removal process, which can fast-track deportation procedures for persons detained by I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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From OSU to Palestine, Caterpillar has got to go!

Ohio State University uses Caterpillar Inc. machinery for construction purposes on the corner of College Road and Annie and John Glenn Avenue this summer. By investing in a company that profits off of demolishing Palestinian homes, OSU is…

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Dark Dawning: The Age of Nuclear Waste Begins

I feel that we got the final wake-up call at Fukushima and that we need to phase out and shut down the 104 reactors in America.  I will put it very bluntly:  We need to kill them before they kill us.  – S. David…

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The Long Strange Tale of House Bill Six

It was supposed to be just another round of pork in Columbus. The nuclear power industry, which was flush with success from winning billions in bailouts from state governments in New York and Illinois was again prepared to play Ohio's government…

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