Hoax
Plainssong
Chicago poet Donna Pucciani speaks to the cruel conditions facing young refugees, the idea they are not even people.
poetry
On the Dry Sea of Sonora
Chiron Review
Arizona-based poet Lollie Butler’s poetry captures the horrors of refugees crossing the Sonora desert.
Deported To Death: US Sent 138 Salvadorans Home To Be Killed
The Conversation
Many victims were asylum-seekers attacked or killed by the gangs they originally fled.
10 Ways that the Climate Crisis and Militarism are Intertwined
Foreign Policy in Focus
War and militarism are destroying the planet. But if we de-fund the Pentagon, we can save it.
film
‘Midnight Traveler’ Review: A Harrowing First-Person Look Inside One Family’s Search for Asylum
IndieWire
Shot on three phones over three years and across hundreds of miles, "Midnight Traveler" takes us inside a desperate journey for a new home.
The US Has “Disappeared” More Than 42,000 Migrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Truthout
The most successful of Trump’s anti-immigrant measures up until now — possibly the most vicious — hasn’t been getting the attention it deserves. In operation since late January, Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), originally called “Remain in Mexico”
Tidbits - Aug. 15, 2019 - Reader Comments: Understanding El Paso; Toni Morrison; Brexit; DSA; Socialism; Italy-Migrant Solidarity; Resource: The Great Recession; #ElPasoFirme Against White Supremacy - Sept 7; US Climate Strikes - Sept 20; more
Portside
Reader Comments: Understanding El Paso; Toni Morrison; Brexit; DSA; Socialism; Italy-Migrant Solidarity; Resource: The Great Recession at 10 Years; #ElPasoFirme Against White Supremacy - Sept 7; US Climate Strikes - Nationwide actions - Sept 20; more
Sicilian Fishermen Risk Prison to Rescue Migrants: `No Human Would Turn Away'
The Guardian
A father and son describe what it's like to hear desperate cries on the sea at night as Italy hardens its stance against refugees. If people are in danger at sea, sailors save them, without asking where they come from or the colour of their skin.
Reader Comments: Investigating Trump; Medicare for All; Red Scare; Concentration Camps, Holocaust Museum; Iran; Exploitation; Socialism; Asylum; Refugees; Resources: Reparations Now Tool Kit; Why End War; Climate Change for Workers
Portside
Reader Comments: Investigating Trump; Medicare for All; New Red Scare; Concentration Camps and Holocaust Museum; Iran; Exploitation; Socialism; Asylum and Refugees; Resources: Reparations Now Tool Kit; Why End War; Climate Change for Workers
Demand to #CloseTheCamps Escalates With Actions Throughout the Summer; Doing Nothing is Not an Option: Protestors Arrested Blocking NYC Traffic
UnitedWeDream
Nationwide - Immigrant justice, faith-based and civil rights organizations are continuing to mobilize #CloseTheCamp actions across the country.
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