Fake MAGA Outrage and a Horrific Shooting

By C J Waldron By any measure the shooting of two West Virgina National Guardsmen deployed Washington, DC is a horrific act. And because the alleged shooter is an immigrant, it has triggered the predictable fake outrage from the MAGA cult. Calls for more troops to occupy our nation’s capital have followed this event and […]
Behind Trump’s Immigration Policy 2025: A Personal Story

A new Gallup poll shows that the wave of anti-immigration sentiment in the U.S. is cooling, even among Republicans, as Donald Trump’s 2025 immigration policy continues his hateful purge of migrants in America. Behind deportation, there are personal stories to be shared.
Join the Fight Against Cruel, Senseless Deportations

In 1982, Roberto Suazo Córdova became President of Honduras during one of the most politically unstable periods in Central American history. The region was caught in the crossfire of Cold War tension. In neighboring El Salvador, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front was two years into its insurgency, and the outcome of that civil war was still […]
Fighting Back: Immigration Challenges in the Trump Era

The Lean To the Left Podcast hosted immigration attorney Tamina Watson to discuss the implications of Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies. Tamina, who runs Watson Immigration Law in Seattle and authored several books on immigration, provided insights into the multifaceted nature of Trump’s policies, which target undocumented immigrants, green card holders, and legal immigrants.
300 Years After the Shot Heard ‘Round the World, America’s Struggle for Freedom Continues

by Mark M. Bello On April 19, 1775, on a patch of green in Lexington, Massachusetts, a ragtag group of colonial militiamen stood their ground against the most powerful empire on earth. No one knows who fired the first shot that morning, but what followed changed the course of human history. The “shot heard ’round […]