Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights
Angela Merkel’s hard-right opponents have a powerful ally in the Trump administration, which apparently sees itself as headquarters of a xenophobic, right-wing International.
Jun 22, 2018 / Paul Hockenos
Scott Walker Is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Enabler Scott Walker Is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Enabler
When other Republicans challenged Trump’s cruelty on immigration, the governor of Wisconsin made himself the president’s willing accomplice.
Jun 22, 2018 / John Nichols
The Trump Administration Still Has No Plan to Reunite Families It Tore Apart The Trump Administration Still Has No Plan to Reunite Families It Tore Apart
The 2,300 children who have been taken from their parents face a tangled legal process and a shortage of lawyers to help them through it.
Jun 21, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009 More Immigrants Died in Detention in Fiscal Year 2017 Than in Any Year Since 2009
According to a new report, subpar medical care is contributing to deaths in ICE detention.
Jun 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen
How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border
Private-prison groups and several Fortune 500 companies are profiting off “zero-tolerance” enforcement.
Jun 20, 2018 / David Dayen
Jeff Sessions and Sarah Huckabee Sanders Are Quoting the Bible—and These Nuns Are Not Having It Jeff Sessions and Sarah Huckabee Sanders Are Quoting the Bible—and These Nuns Are Not Having It
“Give me a break,” says Sister Simone Campbell.
Jun 20, 2018 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance
But both Democrats and Republicans have criminalized immigration.
Jun 20, 2018 / The Nation
We All Need to Fight to End the Separation of Immigrant Families We All Need to Fight to End the Separation of Immigrant Families
In just five weeks, federal immigration authorities separated more than 2,300 children from their parents.
Jun 19, 2018 / NationAction
How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers How Scapegoating Immigrants Hurts All Workers
ICE raided a New Bedford factory in 2007, but the jobs that opened up for other workers didn’t last long.
Jun 19, 2018 / George Goehl