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McCarthyism Is Alive and Well With the “Nonprofit Killer” Bill

Jan 13, 2025 | jacobin.com | Rachel Ida Buff

In 1954, Abner Green, executive secretary of the American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born (ACPFB), was sentenced by a New York State grand jury to serve six months in a federal prison. His crime?
The struggle continues for community control of police in Milwaukee

Sep 26, 2024 | wisconsinexaminer.com | Alan Chavoya |Rachel Ida Buff

In 2023, grassroots activists led by the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Police Repression (MAARPR) succeeded in their long campaign to win the public release of footage of critical incidents involving police officers. Almost immediately, Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) initiated a lawsuit against the policy, and a few months later, the Fire and Police Commission (FCP) suspended the policy for the duration of the Republican National Convention.
The Desecration of a Gaza Memorial at Marquette University

Apr 23, 2024 | jewschool.com | Rachel Ida Buff

On Sunday, April 7, the Marquette University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) planted 41,000 flags on campus in recognition of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They acted with the full knowledge and permission of the university administration. It was a solemn and nonviolent display of solidarity and humanity. That same night, the flags were vandalized by three individuals with no association with the university.
The Right Comes for Milwaukee

Jan 23, 2024 | bostonreview.net | Rachel Ida Buff

This summer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin will host the Republican National Convention (RNC). Thousands of Republican acolytes will converge on the city, one of many urban centers that the GOP has consistently disparaged as liberal, Black, and dangerous. The selection of Milwaukee as the site of the convention portends conflict.
Driver Plows Into Group Near Migrant Shelter in Texas, Killing 8

May 8, 2023 | truthout.org | Amy Goodman |Sharon Zhang |Monika Langarica |Rachel Ida Buff

We get an update from South Texas, where eight people were killed and at least 10 more injured Sunday in Brownsville after a driver rammed his SUV into a group of people near a shelter for migrants. The incident comes just days before the Trump-era Title 42 policy is set to expire and more migrants are expected to seek asylum at the southern U.S. border. “I can only describe it as a hate crime.
A Dream of Flight: Fleeing the Onslaught/Never Again

May 3, 2023 | jewschool.com | Rachel Ida Buff

Skip to content I had the dream the other night: it was time to go. We were preparing to leave the country for good. Initially, the dream had a happy, road trip vibe. I was packing snacks and wrangling the cats into the car. But a refrain echoed: teachers are no longer safe in the schools.
Migrant Defenders Slam Biden’s Plan to Deploy 1,500 Troops to Southern Border

May 3, 2023 | truthout.org | Brett Wilkins |Rachel Ida Buff |Sharon Zhang |Chris Walker

Human rights defenders on Tuesday condemned the Defense Department’s plan to deploy 1,500 active duty soldiers to the southern border for “non-law enforcement duties,” with numerous activists urging the Biden administration to instead address the root causes of migration and improve the process for people seeking asylum in the United States. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen.
FDA advances nutrition initiatives: dietary guidance statements and salt substitutes in standardized foods | JD Supra

Mar 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Rachel Ida Buff |Veronica Colas |Martin Hahn

[co-author: Erin Pannek]FDA recently issued two nutrition-related initiatives regarding dietary guidance statements and the use of salt substitutes in standardized foods. The first initiative, a draft guidance, contains agency recommendations on the use of dietary guidance statements, which are label statements that represent or suggest that a food or food group may contribute to or help maintain a nutritious dietary pattern.
Democrats: Biden’s New Asylum Policy Is “Almost Identical” to Trump Transit Ban

Feb 23, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Adrianna Torres-García |Rachel Ida Buff |Jake Johnson

Democrats in Congress have condemned the Biden administration for proposing a restrictive new asylum rule that immigration advocates have likened to a Donald Trump-era ban, saying that it will further endanger countless asylum seekers south of the U.S. border.
Critics Decry New Biden Rule as “Trump’s Asylum Ban Under a Different Name”

Feb 22, 2023 | truthout.org | Jake Johnson |Sharon Zhang |Monika Langarica |Rachel Ida Buff

The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a rule that immigrant rights groups, civil liberties organizations, and some Democratic lawmakers condemned as an illegal attack on asylum-seekers that resembles an inhumane policy pursued by former President Donald Trump.