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Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue

Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…

Apr 30, 2019 / Our Readers

Refugee holding a sign

What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like? What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like?

Borders have turned the American Southwest, the Mediterranean, and countless other areas of our world into unnecessary graveyards for migrants. It’s time for a new way.

Apr 24, 2019 / John Washington

Coach Fofo

The Fight to Save Coach Fofo From Deportation The Fight to Save Coach Fofo From Deportation

Casa de Maryland services director George Escobar joins the show to discuss the deportation of Coach Fofo.

Apr 23, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Samos, Greece refugee camp

The Greek Island That Became an Open-Air Prison for Refugees The Greek Island That Became an Open-Air Prison for Refugees

A three-year-old EU-Turkey deal has made living on Samos a nightmare, especially for women.

Apr 23, 2019 / Helen Benedict

1919 Race Riots

What 1919 Taught Us What 1919 Taught Us

Struggles for the rights of women, immigrants and black Americans defined the US in a year that holds striking parallels to today.

Apr 16, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Twisted Truth The Twisted Truth

Stories from the warped side.

Apr 16, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

La Lomita Chapel v. border wall

Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives Activists Are Invoking Religious Freedom to Save Migrants’ Lives

In court, members of the progressive No More Deaths group are trying to reclaim a law that has become synonymous with a conservative Christian moral agenda.

Apr 15, 2019 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’ ‘I Don’t Want to Stay in a Country That Doesn’t Want Me As Badly as I Want It’

The visa-holding university student who grew up in the United States but may never be able to work here.

Apr 15, 2019 / John Washington

Kirstjen Nielsen

We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws

What happens when the president disobeys the law, and tries to get others to disobey the law?

Apr 9, 2019 / Joan Walsh

INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency

INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency INsecurity Blanket, for a Fake Emergency

At Border Detention Facilities, children receive Mylar blankets. Two migrant children died while in US custody in the past few months.

Apr 5, 2019 / OppArt / Rose Deler

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