Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster Trump’s Border Wall Is an Environmental Disaster
The president’s vanity project is sapping water from valuable animal habitats along the border and could doom countless climate migrants.
Jan 17, 2020 / William deBuys
The New Global Insurrection The New Global Insurrection
From Bolivia to Haiti to Europe and the Middle East, citizens are rising up against corruption and government repression.
Nov 22, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out. The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out.
Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.
Nov 8, 2019 / Matthew Longo
The Amount of Money Being Made Ripping Migrant Families Apart Is Staggering The Amount of Money Being Made Ripping Migrant Families Apart Is Staggering
Immigration enforcement agencies’ budgets topped a whopping $23.7 billion in 2018—and a lot of that is being funneled back into the private sector.
Oct 28, 2019 / John Washington
In El Paso, a Loving Community Living in Fear In El Paso, a Loving Community Living in Fear
It will take more than a repudiation of racism and white nationalism for El Paso to heal.
Sep 30, 2019 / Edith Tapia and Ariana Sawyer
The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World
From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders.
Sep 24, 2019 / Todd Miller
How the US Exported Its Border Around the World How the US Exported Its Border Around the World
Todd Miller’s new book examines the massive industrial complex that sustains and influences the lines that divide the globe.
Aug 20, 2019 / Aaron Bady
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
On Not Looking Away On Not Looking Away
All perpetrators ask is that we remain bystanders. But to combat complicity, we must confront tragedy.
Jul 16, 2019 / Editorial / Arran Skinner
How House Democrats Have Made the Most of Their Majority How House Democrats Have Made the Most of Their Majority
Successes have taken place in the six months that Democrats have held the majority in the House, even as they’ve confronted a lawless, vindictive president.
Jul 2, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel