There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families There Are Still Migrant Children Separated From Their Families
The coercion and cruelty at the border is not over.
Jan 30, 2019 / Michelle Chen
El Salvador’s Pivotal Election El Salvador’s Pivotal Election
Is presidential candidate Nayib Bukele a social media-savvy maverick, or a shape-shifting political opportunist?
Jan 29, 2019 / Nelson Rauda and John Washington
Why Does Trump Want to Terminate Temporary Protected Status? Why Does Trump Want to Terminate Temporary Protected Status?
He plans to expel hundreds of thousands of refugees who have become productive members of American society. But they’re fighting back.
Jan 25, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
An Offer From the Oval Office to Open the Federal Government An Offer From the Oval Office to Open the Federal Government
The government opens, concluding this brawl. The fate of the Dreamers is tied to The Wall. This offer by Trump is that he would arrange What simply amounts to a hostage exchange.
Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos
Making sense of the presidency, one novel at a time.
Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami
Let’s Tally the Damage of the Past Six Months Let’s Tally the Damage of the Past Six Months
We should not lose sight of the real human cost of the manufactured border crisis.
Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Kai Wright
Trump’s Big Offer to End the Government Shutdown Is Just Another Scam Trump’s Big Offer to End the Government Shutdown Is Just Another Scam
Why? Because he’s offering to do something the courts will say he has to do anyway.
Jan 19, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children Kirstjen Nielsen Lied to Congress About Trump’s War on Migrant Children
Senator Jeff Merkley is demanding a perjury inquiry. And he’s got documents that point to shameful wrongdoing.
Jan 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured
A tepid House resolution that even the hate-mongering congressman backed is insufficient. The chamber needs to clearly and unequivocally censure King for his scorching bigotry.
Jan 16, 2019 / John Nichols
ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis ICE Put El Paso on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
The immigration agency spent the holidays releasing hundreds of refugees onto the streets of El Paso. Asylum seekers deserve better.
Jan 11, 2019 / Todd A. Curry