El Jefe, one of at least seven jaguars documented north of the border since 1996, became a powerful symbol for environmentalists, Native tribes, and others who vehemently oppose both mining and border wall construction in remote areas.
In More Than a Wall / Más que un Muro, labor journalist David Bacon offers a politically rich, bilingual compilation of photographs and oral histories. Corporations know no borders, while they rely on the US-Mexico border to keep wages low...
Congress’ power of the purse was ignored, but lawmakers remain divided over how to respond.
The science and politics of migration.
Capitalism stands naked before the world, and other news
Reaching higher ground vs “getting back” to a normal that never was
The Right vs Left/Center showdown brings a court victory over fascism in Greece, exploding teens, and a mess of menaces.
For Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the U.S.-Mexico border is increasingly a symbol and tool of genocide.
Iowa and New Hampshire were big wins for Bernie, but in neither state did his vote total reach 30%. Bernie will have to substantially expand his base if he is going to capture the nomination, not to mention succeed in beating Trump in November.
No issue has proved more vexing to this nation than the issue of race, and yet no question is more pressing than how to overcome the politics of white supremacy...that threatens our ability ever to create a truly fair, just and inclusive democracy.
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