Debbie Nathan

Debbie Nathan lives in El Paso. She is the author of Women and Other Aliens: Essays from the US-Mexico Border.

At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation

At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation At a Federal Courthouse, the Risk of Infection Joins the Threat of Deportation

Scenes from a pandemic: 1

Apr 1, 2020 / Debbie Nathan

El Paso Police Chief

When the Long Arm of the Law Belongs to a Black Man When the Long Arm of the Law Belongs to a Black Man

El Paso’s police chief is the latest right-wing darling to demonize the movement for black lives.

Jul 26, 2016 / Debbie Nathan

What Happened to Sandra Bland?

What Happened to Sandra Bland? What Happened to Sandra Bland?

To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail.

Apr 21, 2016 / Feature / Debbie Nathan

Memorial for Sandra Bland

The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up

As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.

Dec 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the End of Innocence

Let’s fight for the right to make horrible mistakes, but remain in the realm of the living.

May 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan

Border Death Backstory Border Death Backstory

The trial for the murder of undocumented immigrant Francisco Javier Domínguez stripped him of his humanity. The retrial must not make the same mistake.

Mar 13, 2008 / Debbie Nathan

Letters Letters

AFTER HE'S GONE... Stockholm

Nov 3, 2005 / Our Readers and Debbie Nathan

Sex and the Single Reporter Sex and the Single Reporter

New York City

Sep 15, 2005 / Our Readers and Debbie Nathan

Oversexed Oversexed

Anti-trafficking efforts place undue emphasis on commercial sex work and downplay other forms of forced labor.

Aug 11, 2005 / Feature / Debbie Nathan

The Hunting of Dr. Craft The Hunting of Dr. Craft

A child therapist is jailed after the law decides he took the wrong pictures.

Dec 22, 2004 / Feature / Judy Jackson and Debbie Nathan

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