There Are No Borders for the Rich There Are No Borders for the Rich
For the ruling class, the nation-state is an indispensable fiction.
Oct 15, 2021 / Editorial / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian for The Nation
Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario Covid-19: A Best Case Scenario
Now is the time to imagine a better world.
Mar 20, 2020 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee? What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?
A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.
Jan 30, 2020 / Column / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries
The move to offshore would-be asylees is a new low in the Trump administration’s war on immigrants.
Dec 12, 2019 / Editorial / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
How to Not Waste the Next Economic Crisis How to Not Waste the Next Economic Crisis
A downturn will (eventually) come—and with it, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the US economy.
Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Immigration Is for Rich People Immigration Is for Rich People
The Trump administration’s public charge rule treats noncitizens as a commodity—but their status was always for sale.
Aug 15, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic
The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.
Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
What It’s Like to Run the Arctic’s Alt-Weekly Newspaper What It’s Like to Run the Arctic’s Alt-Weekly Newspaper
Q&A with Mark Sabbatini, editor, writer, and publisher of Svalbard’s Icepeople.
Apr 24, 2019 / Interview / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
In Defense of Pieing In Defense of Pieing
When they go low, we go pie.
Apr 1, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown
For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress.
Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian