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Arnold R. Isaacs

Arnold R. Isaacs, a journalist based in Maryland, has written widely on refugee and immigration issues. He is the author of From Troubled Lands: Listening to Pakistani and Afghan Americans in post-9/11 America and two books relating to the Vietnam War. His website is arnoldisaacs.net.

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Mar 27, 2018
Latest from Arnold R. Isaacs
Hundreds of New Yorkers joined members of African Communities Together, the City of Refuge Coalition and allies at the third annual World Refugee Day March and Rally on June 19, 2019.
News Analysis
Immigration

For Immigrants, Trump Is Making America Crueler Again

The latest Trump administration assaults on refugees and immigrants should shock the conscience.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
October 22, 2019
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Trump’s religious and racial bigotry, rampant sexism and policies on immigration have thrown us into a time machine.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

Trump’s Racist Policies Make 2019 Look Like 1919

Trump’s religious and racial bigotry, rampant sexism and policies on immigration have thrown us into a time machine.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
April 16, 2019
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Border Patrol agents carry out migrant containment exercises on the border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, Texas, January 31, 2019.
News Analysis
Immigration

Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policy Is About Power, Not Solutions

Trump’s immigration policy affects far more people than the migrants at the center of the wall debate.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
February 7, 2019
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"Stop the Draft" demonstrators mass for the second straight day outside the armed forces induction center on Whitehall Street, New York, December 6, 1967. More than 2,000 antiwar demonstrators, chanting "Hell no, we won't go!" marched on the center before dawn.
Op-Ed
War & Peace

The Pentagon Whitewashes a Troubling Past

The Pentagon’s commemorations of the disastrous Vietnam War have omitted the terrors perpetrated by the US army.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
November 8, 2018
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President Trump speaks to members of the media prior to a Marine One departure at the south lawn of the White House on September 19, 2018, in Washington, DC.
Politics & Elections

Learning the Power of Lies: Facts vs. Falsehoods in the Age of Trump

The crisis of truth has a long history.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
September 20, 2018
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Two Muslim men at prayer
Human Rights

How American Islamophobes Peddle Falsehoods

Anti-Muslim activists have been spreading conspiracy theories to smear mainstream Muslim-American organizations.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
July 31, 2018
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Human Rights

Giving a Pass to Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Anti-Muslim opinions are criticized, but not treated as out of bounds.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
June 11, 2018
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US Marines fire a non-explosive illumination round using an 81mm mortar to deter enemy activity near Gereshk, Afghanistan, September 23, 2017.
War & Peace

The US Needs to Rethink War and Look Honestly at Ourselves and Our Allies

Failing to learn those lessons will only drive that price tragically higher.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
May 1, 2018
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News Analysis
Politics & Elections

The False Case Against “Foreign-Born Terrorists”

The Trump administration is promoting xenophobia and islamophobia.
by
Arnold R. Isaacs,
TomDispatch
March 5, 2018
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