The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol
The new enforcement agency is more about preventing migrants from leaving the country than it is about protecting El Salvador’s borders.
Sep 16, 2019 / Nelson Rauda and John Washington
The Problem With Latinidad The Problem With Latinidad
A growing community of young, black, and indigenous people are questioning the very identity underpinning Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sep 16, 2019 / Miguel Salazar
Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights
Current policy makes a painful line of work even harder, but these attorneys aren’t giving up.
Sep 12, 2019 / Jack Herrera
Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue Letters From the September 23, 2019, Issue
Attention must be paid… Not our man…
Sep 10, 2019 / Our Readers
The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over
1994 saw one of the most significant indigenous rebellions of the 20th century. Today, their political experiment continues.
Sep 9, 2019 / Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers
The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon
Peru’s aggressive campaign to eradicate illegal gold mining in the Amazon has yielded mixed results.
Aug 29, 2019 / Leo Schwartz
Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning
In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.
Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Suzy Hansen
Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.
Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Michael Fox
The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal The Broken Promise of Colombia’s Peace Deal
Will President Iván Duque reignite his country’s 50-year-long civil war?
Aug 13, 2019 / Feature / Jonathan Levi and Marta Orrantia
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