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The crowd quickly grew Saturday morning as protestors gathered around the Parkman Bandstand at Boston Common for a “Hands Off!” rally and march. Organizers said they expected 25,000 people to attend.

Last week, word leaked that HIV prevention is on the chopping block. The Trump administration plans to defund critical HIV prevention efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Once a year, the elected chief executive of Boston delivers a speech about the state of the city and how as mayor she or he plans to move it forward. This year, Mayor Michelle Wu gave the annual speech at a time Boston has been the target of hostility from the Trump administration for the city’s support of immigrants who live here and for their communities.

There’s so much going on right now that it’s impossible to keep track of it all, and that’s the point. They want us to be overwhelmed so we can’t keep up or fight back, but today, I want to give you 10 action steps you can take to stay engaged, make a difference, and protect your peace.

The second coming of the Trump presidency in 2025 has generated significant controversy and speculation over the potential makeup of his cabinet.

The constituents who came to Stetson Hall in Randolph brought questions about immigration, impeachment, women’s rights and growing inequality to 7th District U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s town hall meeting Saturday.

While informed Americans should want to vote against a candidate for president who is disloyal to the country, Congress has a duty beyond political opposition to remove an offending president by the impeachment process.

Over the years Donald Trump has created the appearance that he is a successful business man. While he always seemed to have sufficient funds to afford an expensive standard of living, a recent report by the New York Times caused the collapse of that grandiose image.

Many view the Trump administration’s policy as little more than another mean spirited attack on undocumented immigrants. Public services for them would be less.

Gathering outside Upham’s Corner Health Center in Dorchester last week, activists and elected officials held a Tax Day rally to protest President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget, which would give more than half of federal tax money to military spending, cutting spending on programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.

The White House’s FY 2020 proposal cuts Education funding by $62 billion compared to that of FY 2019. Even worse, as the cost of higher education continues to climb, federal student aid would be seriously slashed while other programs would be totally eliminated.

The Republicans now threaten to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. This is contrary to what Trump has promised, but it is certainly what conservatives would want. However, the availability of health insurance under the ACA induced many to ignore that this boon came from Barack Obama.