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Migrant Caravan
Mexico’s “Progressive President” Sends National Guard to Teargas Immigrants
The militarization of Mexico's borders represents a stark departure from the campaign promises AMLO made in 2018.
Hondurans Protest US-Backed Government as Thousands Flee
The US is backing the Honduran president against the people's wishes and despite his family's links to drug trafficking.
Will Mexico’s Left-Wing President Help Trump’s Immigration Agenda?
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's promise to help migrants will be tested by Trump's belligerent demands.
Mexico’s President Takes Office With Ambitious Leftist Agenda
Author and professor Greg Grandin discusses the new president of Mexico and the crisis at the border.
George H.W. Bush Empowered Atrocity Abroad and Fascists at Home
Ignoring the truths of Bush's life in the service of a palatable mythology does a disservice to the future.
How Climate Change Helped Create the Migrant Caravan
Walls and armed guards cannot stop the global and national consequences of the climate crisis.
Trump’s Fascist Efforts to Demolish Democracy
Driven by a hatred of “the other,” fascist politics trade in an incendiary rhetoric of fear, demonization and violence.
Border Fence Quietly Slated to Expand as Congress Debates “the Wall”
South Texas communities are resisting the new stretch of fence slated for construction in February.
Border Breakdown
Sure, it may LOOK like we just gassed families across an international border, but you have to see the whole picture.
Tear Gas at the Border: Trump and the Endgame of Capitalism
To dismantle Trump's policies, we first have to dismantle the neoliberal society that created him.