Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse
Under pressure from the US to ramp up deterrence, security forces have been implicated in the killing of at least two migrants this year.
Aug 9, 2019 / John Washington
Why Do We Hate Immigrants? Why Do We Hate Immigrants?
Whether we are indigenous to this land, whether we came in the hull of a slave ship or landed at Ellis Island, our government’s brutal response to the migrant crisis is an affront ...
Aug 8, 2019 / Kevin Powell
White Nationalism Is a Republican Crisis White Nationalism Is a Republican Crisis
There are Republicans who know that what this president is saying and doing is wrong. But they are refusing to speak up.
Aug 5, 2019 / John Nichols
The Boundaries of Whiteness Are Protected With Blood and Bullets The Boundaries of Whiteness Are Protected With Blood and Bullets
“Great replacement” theory has inspired four mass shootings in the past year. While this racist idea isn’t new, the Internet is making it even more dangerous.
Aug 5, 2019 / Talia Lavin
After the El Paso Massacre, the Choice Is Green Socialism or Eco-Fascism After the El Paso Massacre, the Choice Is Green Socialism or Eco-Fascism
The alleged shooter mixes standard Trumpian racism with Malthusian fascism.
Aug 5, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Queens District Attorney Race Goes to Court The Queens District Attorney Race Goes to Court
The runoff between Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz isn’t over until the courts decide it is.
Jul 31, 2019 / Ross Barkan
The Trauma of Family Separations Is Irreparable The Trauma of Family Separations Is Irreparable
US detention centers are institutional cruelty.
Jul 31, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’ ‘It’s Not Shameful to Work in the Fields. But It’s Hard.’
Americans don’t want these jobs, or can’t do them—so nearly a quarter of a million guest workers do them instead.
Jul 29, 2019 / John Washington
American Concentration Camp American Concentration Camp
Call it what it is.
A Call to Put an End to Inhumane Conditions at the Border A Call to Put an End to Inhumane Conditions at the Border
An open letter by Ariel Dorfman, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Byrne, Neil Gaiman, Khaled Hosseini, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Wayétu Moore, Reza Aslan, and more.
Jul 25, 2019 / The Nation