Can Capitalism Be Fixed? Can Capitalism Be Fixed?
In his new book, Branko Milanovic charts what has gone wrong with contemporary capitalism while also insisting we must reconcile ourselves to its contradictions.
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia Pulling Down the World’s Walls: A Conversation With Harsha Walia
The Nation talked to the author and activist about her new book, Border and Rule, and what a border-free globe might look like.
Apr 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Washington
A Tale of 2 Climate Migrants A Tale of 2 Climate Migrants
The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, and yet it does not always welcome climate migrants
Apr 14, 2021 / Jeremy Deaton
Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline
But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.
Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé
New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families New Immigration Policy Is Opening Doors for Mixed-Status Families
The harshest excesses of the Trump era are being unraveled across the country.
Apr 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen
The US government looks to continue militarizing borders in Mexico and Central America, effectively kettling migrants looking to escape poverty and violence.
Apr 1, 2021 / Aviva Chomsky
The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants The Media Must Stop Demonizing Immigrants
Before someone else “having a really bad day” decides to pick up a gun in response to their lies.
Mar 31, 2021 / Erika Andiola
Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020? Why Did Border Security Firms Bet on Biden in 2020?
The 13 top border contractors for CBP and ICE donated three times as much money to the Biden campaign than they did to Trump.
Mar 25, 2021 / Todd Miller
Black Immigrants Matter Black Immigrants Matter
In immigration, as in policing, every arm of the US incarceration and deportation machine brings down a hefty amount of its weight onto the backs of Black people.
Mar 24, 2021 / Feature / Jack Herrera
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.
Mar 22, 2021 / Mari Uyehara