Stephen Miller Watching the TV News Stephen Miller Watching the TV News
Will he notice while watching the nurses and docs Who still fight the pandemic—our heroes, no doubt— Just how many of them have the colors of skin Of the people that he was so keen…
Mar 20, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers
This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.
Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation
For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.
Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix
Why Do Humans Move? Why Do Humans Move?
A new history examines how migration has been the rule of history, not the exception.
Mar 8, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love
In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.
Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Emily Douglas
Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True
In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.
Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson
Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS
As California’s attorney general, he fought to strengthen his state’s social safety net—which we must do nationally if we are to improve public health and lick the coronavirus.
Feb 26, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE It’s Still Time to Abolish ICE
There has never been a better moment to move past enforcement-focused immigration strategies.
Feb 26, 2021 / César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue
The meaning of masks… Post officers?… Rightward tilt… The days ahead… Voters strike back…
Feb 23, 2021 / Our Readers
Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support
Long before Trump, Washington was exporting control of migratory routes, along with repressive policing, to Mexico and Central America.
Feb 16, 2021 / Jeff Abbott