David Bacon

David Bacon is author of Illegal People—How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants (2008) and The Right to Stay Home (2013), both from Beacon Press. His latest book, about the US-Mexico border, More Than a Wall / Mas que un muro, is coming in May 2022 from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte.

The Color of Water

The Color of Water The Color of Water

In one of the richest agricultural areas in the world, residents of the California’s colonias still don’t have access to clean running water.

Apr 16, 2022 / Feature / David Bacon

Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy

Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy Honoring Dolores Huerta’s Legacy

At 92 years old, the iconic labor activist continues to fight for workers’ rights.

Apr 2, 2022 / David Bacon

Elsa Mejia

A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland A Candidate for Mixtecos in California’s Republican Heartland

In the city of Madera, Elsa Mejia is running for a seat on the city council as the first Indigenous Mexican migrant candidate.

Oct 7, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests

The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests

These photos from 20 years ago remind us that resistance to the war began even before the war itself.

Sep 9, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder

Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder

In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.

Aug 13, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

This New Law Would Be Good for Growers, Bad for Farmworkers

This New Law Would Be Good for Growers, Bad for Farmworkers This New Law Would Be Good for Growers, Bad for Farmworkers

The bill cements in place the existing deep poverty in farmworker communities, and makes it much more difficult for farmworkers to organize.

Jul 21, 2021 / Column / David Bacon

United Farm Workers

The Real Target in the Supreme Court’s ‘Cedar Point’ Decision The Real Target in the Supreme Court’s ‘Cedar Point’ Decision

The court and the press talked about “property rights.” But the real impact will be on organizing, and workers’ rights.

Jul 2, 2021 / David Bacon

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight. Housing Is a Right. During a Pandemic, It’s Also a Fight.

In California’s agricultural heartland, farmworkers are fighting back against expensive rents, substandard housing, and economic disenfranchisement.

Jan 12, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation

Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation

To fight the pandemic, Iraqi workers are demanding political change.

Apr 8, 2020 / David Bacon

The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights

The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights The New NAFTA Won’t Protect Workers’ Rights

Trump’s new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement repeats the disasters of the original agreement.

Nov 8, 2019 / David Bacon

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