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Challenging Trump’s Unconstitutional Effort to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship

Interview with Jacob Love, senior attorney with Lawyers for Civil Rights, conducted by Scott Harris

New Report Finds 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt U.S. Workers

Interview with Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, conducted by Scott Harris

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Machinist Strike Against Pratt and Whitney Over Job Security Enters 2nd Week

Interview with Phil Clarkin, a striking machinist worker, and John Harrity, former Machinist Union president, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

This Week’s Under-reported News Summary – May 14, 2025

Compiled by Bob Nixon

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  • Dairy farmers fear loss of workers from ICE raids
  • Several pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionists arrested again

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At the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship: “The day after it goes into effect,” Kavanaugh asked, “how’s it going to work—what do hospitals and states do with a newborn?
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