“Welcome to America.” Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair.

Fascism attempts to organize the newly created proletarian masses without affecting the property structure that they strive to eliminate. It sees its salvation in giving these masses not their rights but a chance to express themselves.

– Walter Benjamin

On January 31, Julio Noriega, a US citizen born in Chicago, was walking in Berwyn, Illinois, to get a pizza when ICE descended on him, placed him in handcuffs, and shoved him into a van with other shacked men. His wallet, which held his ID and Social Security card proving his citizenship, was confiscated. He was detained overnight before being released without a record of what........

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