Trump administration plan to kick millions off food stamps is ‘cruel and arbitrary’
The Trump administration announced a plan this week to “tighten” the rules governing who qualifies for food stamps, a move that could take food off the tables of about 3 million people who are struggling to feed themselves and their families. This cruel and arbitrary proposal is part of the administration’s efforts to change the poverty threshold.

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John Tanton, creator of anti-immigrant movement, is dead
John Tanton, the white nationalist architect of today’s anti-immigrant movement, died this week. The Michigan ophthalmologist founded more than a dozen organizations that pushed out demonizing propaganda about immigrants and worked to scuttle immigration reforms. The movement he created paved the way for President Trump’s immigration policies, and a number of far-right extremists from his network are now working in the administration.

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SPLC pursues damages for families separated at border under Trump policy
We’ve filed complaints with the federal government to seek compensation for the suffering of three fathers and their young children, who were taken by immigration officials as part of President Trump’s family separation policy. We’re working to hold the administration accountable for the trauma and the lasting harm it has caused to thousands of migrant families seeking asylum in our country.

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The Memo: Fears of violence grow amid Trump race storm (The Hill)

Confederate general statue draws opposition (Panama City News-Herald)

In 26 States, You Can Still Get Fired for Being Trans (Vice)

5 Ways to Do Equity Work Daily (Education Week) 

Race and school discipline (U.S. News and World Report)

Trump may replace the US' top national security official with the head of a far-right think tank critical of 'radical Islam,' report says (Business Insider)