Lillian Perlmutter / TruthdigMar 25, 2024
A decade of anti-immigrant rhetoric and unstable, post-pandemic conditions in the Global South have coalesced into a multibillion-dollar, election-year battle to keep poor people in Latin America from accessing the United States. This Dig series seeks to explore: What is it like to traverse this landscape as a migrant, and what would it look like if we opened it all up? Dig deeper
Lillian Perlmutter / TruthdigMar 25, 2024
The state has invested billions into deadly barriers at the border, but asylum seekers still come — in higher numbers than ever. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Grace Panetta, Shefali Luthra / The 19thMar 8, 2024
The president and Democratic members of Congress invited guests who highlighted issues related to abortion and IVF. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Katya Schwenk, Helen Santoro / The LeverFeb 28, 2024
After a series of legal losses elsewhere, the Tesla CEO has moved SpaceX to Texas — where Gov. Greg Abbott has engineered a court system designed to favor the 1%. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Jim Hightower / OtherWordsFeb 22, 2024
Texas is trying to ban the use of its roads by people seeking care outside the state — and even dispatching right-wing vigilante groups to chase them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ari Paul / FAIRJan 30, 2024
Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are priming the pump for a constitutional crisis over immigration and the mainstream media isn't paying attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jason Buch / Texas ObserverJan 29, 2024
An unconventional citizen journalist stands up for free speech by suing the Laredo public officials who had her arrested. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsJan 3, 2024
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray called the 5th Circuit's ruling "a horrifying and astonishingly dangerous decision from a court that has shown repeatedly they have absolutely no regard for women's lives." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Gus Bova / Texas ObserverDec 20, 2023
Senate Bill 4 could be the vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally unleash Lone Star Republicans on the world’s huddled masses. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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