Portside

The monument sheds light in an unprecedented and innovative way on the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of countless victims, including women and children, who suffered at the hands of vigilante mobs.

Starbusts; Trumpery; Dirty book; Alienation unlimited; Free speech double standard; The big walkout

A “war” against immigrants had been declared long before Trump signed the memo to deploy 2,000-4,000 National Guard troops to the border. Indeed, there has been a continuous military presence there since 1989 and the Pentagon has played a crucial role in the expansion of US border security...

Young people’s activism has existed in places where older generations aren’t used to looking

The South may have lost the Civil War militarily, but it won politically.

Where local governments collaborate with ICE, deportations have increased more than 75 percent. New Mexico shows a different way.

The fortunes of the African refugee community targeted by the Israeli government for deportation have swung wildly in recent days.

"The South is the most rapidly changing region in the nation and deserves courts that reflect the diversity of its present and future — not its past."

"People have power and I want them to begin using it to hold their government accountable for the abuse it does to people like me," said one formerly detained asylum seeker.

The US Army recently announced that it is developing the first drones that can spot and target vehicles and people using artificial intelligence (AI). Whereas current military drones are still controlled by people, this new technology will decide who to kill with almost no human involvement.