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We Thought We Were Better than This. We're Not.

Trump's budget makes the U.S. a police state, throwing millions off healthcare while giving ICE $168 billion, including $45 billion to build internal concentration camps.

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Jul 03, 2025
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President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the immigration detention center he’s nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz”, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Florida. | Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Early Thursday morning, the House agreed to bring Donald Trump’s budget to the floor after the Senate passed its version earlier this week. …

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Edwin hosts "It's The Economy Stupid" on Lincoln Square & a weekly radio show on WCPT820AM. Edwin is the former CEO of the Chicago Sun-Times, a former Chicago Alderman, HUD Regional Administrator and teacher in Chicago's public schools.
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