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Trump’s Vote Suppressor, Kris Kobach, Is Running for Governor of Kansas
The nation’s most prominent vote-suppressor and anti-immigration warrior is running for governor of Kansas.
The Far Right Regards Human Inequality as “Natural”
The following excerpt is from the introduction to Matthew N. Lyons's new book, “Insurgent Supremacists.”
We Will Not Be Silenced by ICE: Writing After Deportation
After ICE deported my husband, I became a historian to uncover the origins of a largely hidden immigration system.
US Refineries Persist in Using Toxic Acid, Despite Safer Alternatives
Hydrofluoric acid, if released, can travel for miles in a lethal ground-hugging cloud, putting millions at risk.
Frederick Douglass and Donald Trump: Faint Hope Endures This Fourth of July
The former slave imagined a better nation than this. Too many white people want to go backward, but there’s still hope.
“Why Can’t the US Just Simply Invade?” Officials Say Trump Pushed US Military Overthrow in Venezuela
Despite being warned by his military advisers, Trump kept pushing the point at a meeting with Latin American leaders.
The Anti-Fraud Movement Behind Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Historic Win
Does Obrador's pledge to govern under a “moral constitution” promise a new era of democracy for Mexico?
Enough Bombs Bursting in Air. We Need to Love One Another.
On this day of national self-congratulation, I propose a project.
The US Once Turned Away Thousands and Detained Hundreds of Haitian Asylum Seekers
When the US detained Haitian refugees indefinitely, it set a precedent.
Inside the Crowdfunding Campaign to Reunite a Family Separated at the Border
Yeni Gonzalez-Garcia is an asylum seeker from Guatemala who received help during a time of crisis.