Military

The Crimes and Dangers of Elliott Abrams

Ariel Gold and Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler / Waging Nonviolence Jul 19, 2023 Elliot Abrams is a war criminal. His nomination to the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy must be blocked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

11 photos Photo Essay

El Salvador Under the Gun

Neil Brandvold / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 In this photo gallery, Neil Brandvold gives the viewer a glimpse of what life is like today in Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Opinion

El Salvador’s Champion

Juan Martínez d´Aubuisson / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: Electoralism Won’t Save Us

Truthdig Dec 2, 2019 In a new interview with "The Empire Files," the Truthdig columnist admits, "We're in a very, very serious moment in American history." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Calls to Break Up ICE

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 7, 2019 The Vermont senator pledges to address the root causes of mass immigration, with the aim of creating a "welcoming and safe nation for all." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S., El Salvador Set to Sign Asylum Deal

COLLEEN LONG / The Associated Press Sep 20, 2019 The pact could let migrants from third countries find refuge in El Salvador, though many Salvadorans are fleeing their land to seek asylum here. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court’s Asylum Ruling Is Incomprehensible

The Real News Network / Greg Wilpert Sep 13, 2019 Immigration experts Laura Carlsen and Matt Cameron dissect a new decision upholding an effective ban on refugees from Central America. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Is the U.S. Government Falsifying Evidence Against Migrants?

Melissa del Bosque / ProPublica Aug 13, 2019 Laura Peña once served as an attorney for ICE. A family separation case has upended everything she thought she knew about the agency. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Trump Expands Fast-Track Deportation Authority Across U.S.

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Jul 22, 2019 The policy would apply to those in the U.S. illegally under two years; they might be deported without a hearing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Is Quietly Opening Detention Camps for Small Children

Aura Bogado / Reveal Jul 15, 2019 A new investigative report finds a Phoenix facility is holding 12 boys and girls as young as three months old—all without their mothers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

House Sends Trump $4.6-Billion Border Bill, Yielding to Senate

ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jun 27, 2019 Die-hard liberals lose a battle with the White House, the GOP-held Senate and Democratic moderates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Danger of Poeticizing Horror While Bearing Witness

By Helen Mackreath / Los Angeles Review of Books Jun 21, 2019 Carolyn Forché grapples with what constitutes “poetry of witness” in a memoir about El Salvador on the brink of civil war in the late 1970s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )