Father of Slain Iowa Student Praises Hispanic Community

The Associated Press Aug 27, 2018 Mollie Tibbett's dad, Rob, tells mourners that local Hispanics are just "Iowans with better food." His daughter's killing has raised criticisms of U.S. immigration policy after a Mexican farmworker was charged in the death. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Neoliberal Fascism and the Echoes of History

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Aug 2, 2018 With the rise of President Trump and other authoritarian leaders worldwide, neoliberalism and fascism meld into a war against liberal democracy by embracing strongman ideals, ultranationalism and the worst excesses of capitalism. Dig deeper ( 44 Min. Read )

At Least 12 States Will Sue to Block a Census Question on Citizenship Status

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 29, 2018 “The census is supposed to count everyone,” says Attorney General Maura Healey of Massachusetts. “This is a blatant and illegal attempt by the Trump administration to undermine that goal.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fear Swirls Around Census Question on Citizenship

KEVIN FREKING and HOPE YEN / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 Democrats are concerned that raising the matter of citizenship status will frighten immigrants, causing them not to participate in the 2020 count. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congress’ Immigration Push Sputters as Guns Grab Attention

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The prospects for immigration legislation, big or small, are very, very bleak," concedes the director of one immigrants' rights group in the wake of the Florida school massacre. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Dreamers’ Left in Limbo as Senate Rejects Immigration Bills

ALAN FRAM and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2018 Senators deal President Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandon him on an issue that helped elect him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says DACA ‘Probably Dead,’ but Program Resumes

The Associated Press Jan 14, 2018 The president blames Democrats for an impasse on immigration after the government returns to accepting applications for renewal under a judge's order. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump May Be Planning Voter Citizenship Tests, Documents Show

Aaron Sankin / Reveal Jan 6, 2018 Documents unearthed in a lawsuit against the Kansas secretary of state may explain why the president disbanded a White House commission on voter fraud and assigned its job to the Department of Homeland Security. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Shifts Birther Gaze to Cruz

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 8, 2016 Who says Donald Trump lacks subtlety? The way he's raising "birther" questions about his chief rival for the nomination is worthy of Machiavelli. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s War on ‘Anchor Babies’

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 It’s no laughing matter. A small yet influential collection of academics actually supports his position. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Higher Education and the Promise of Insurgent Public Memory

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Mar 9, 2015 As difficult as it may seem to believe, John Dewey's insistence that "democracy needs to be reborn in each generation, and education is its midwife" was once taken seriously by many academic leaders. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Binational Gay Matrimony Recognized by U.S. Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2013 Tom Knutson and Phan Datthuyawat were married in Sacramento five years ago; now, thanks to the Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage on a federal level, Datthuyawat can finally visit his family in Thailand without worrying about being unable to return to America to live with his husband. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )