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‘Wicked,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Jan 3, 2025 Now is a good time to remember the man who dignified the downtrodden, the working class and immigrants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

NOLA Attacker Was a Vet Who Fought the War on Terror Before Breakdown

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 2, 2025 Even if Jabbar had been an immigrant, his actions would have said nothing about immigrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Waiting in Limbo at Mexico’s Southern Border

Madeleine Wattenbarger / Truthdig Dec 16, 2024 Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has turned its southern states into a labyrinth for asylum seekers heading north. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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Trump’s Election Victory Has Migrants Praying

Lillian Perlmutter / Truthdig Dec 2, 2024 The coming political era could be marked by severe asylum restrictions, mass deportations, work camps and family separation. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Bird Flu Is Ripping Through Northwest Farms, but Workers Are Rarely Tested

Rachel Spacek / InvestigateWest Nov 22, 2024 Farmworker advocates, health experts say more robust monitoring needed to prevent spread of illness. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Immigration

How Texas Jails Paved the Way for Migrant Incarceration

Brianna Nofil / Texas Observer Nov 20, 2024 Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against humanity.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Trump’s Army of Social Vigilantes Are Ready To Exact Their Revenge

Maximillian Alvarez / The Real News Network Nov 13, 2024 For four years, disciples of MAGA have been waiting for this moment, stewing on the need for social and political retribution. We need to be ready. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Immigration

Texas Will Be on the ‘Front Lines’ of Mass Deportation

Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas Observer Nov 11, 2024 Advocates are preparing to protect immigrant communities, as well as existing legal pathways to citizenship and legal residency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

Argentina Offers a Glimpse of Project 2025’s Vision

Diana Cariboni / OpenDemocracy Nov 8, 2024 If you can bear a preview of the effects of the conservative playbook, look to Argentina, a lab for the global far right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Democratic Dead-End of Chasing Moderate Republicans

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Nov 7, 2024 Did the party leadership learn nothing from Hillary Clinton’s loss as a corporate war-hawk candidate in 2016? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

Letter from Springfield: Solidarity and Stigmatization

Obed Lamy / NACLA Oct 16, 2024 In the wake of a firestorm of racist rumors, many members of a thriving Haitian community are considering relocating, pushed out by threats and hate. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Immigration

Mass Deportations Would ‘Decimate’ the Food Supply

Frida Garza, Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Oct 15, 2024 If Donald Trump wins and carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )