Humanitarian Relief, or Charade?

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Mar 1, 2018 The recent sexual abuse scandal involving Oxfam throws light on the potential for corruption among charitable organizations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NAACP Sues Over U.S. Policy on Haitian Immigrants

JENNIFER KAY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2018 The rights group acts against the Homeland Security Department, citing Trump’s comments about immigrants and their home countries as evidence of racial discrimination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beware the Viking Hordes

Ann Jones / TomDispatch Jan 25, 2018 If President Trump and his Republican backers knew the truth about life in Norway, they would be clamoring to build a second “big, fat, beautiful” wall along our Eastern seaboard. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

We Cannot Expect a Racist President to Save DACA

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Jan 19, 2018 Donald Trump's vulgar tantrum has put more than just the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in jeopardy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. to Cut Haitians Off From Temporary Work Visas

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Jan 18, 2018 Belize and Samoa are also set to be excluded from a list of more than 80 countries whose citizens can apply for visas often used by seasonal farm or hotel workers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Roundup of Immigrant Leaders Has Begun

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 18, 2018 The detention of prominent immigrant-rights organizers suggests a concerted effort by the administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do U.S. Envoys, Business Reps Now Have a Target on Their Backs?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 13, 2018 American rivals and enemies may take advantage of Donald Trump’s insult to Africa, the Caribbean and Central America to reduce U.S. leverage and increase their own. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Defends, Partly Denies Vulgar Remarks

JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2018 The president said he was only expressing what many people think but won't say about immigrants from economically depressed countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Norwegians Seem to Prefer Their Country to Trump’s U.S.

MARK LEWIS / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2018 The president says the United States should take in more residents of Norway, but is it any wonder that more Americans are going the other way? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The U.S. Role in Turning Countries Into ‘Shitholes’

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 12, 2018 The United States created crises in countries like Haiti and El Salvador in the name of corporate greed and American hegemony, and now is turning away refugees fleeing grim conditions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Vaguely Denies Vulgar Comments About Immigrants

ALAN FRAM and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jan 12, 2018 Neither the president nor the White House denied the most controversial of his comments: using the word "shithole" to describe countries in Africa. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘A Single Step’: A Poem on ‘Treacherous Journey’ From Haiti to the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2017 Hawa Allan's verses breathe life into headlines about the travails Haitian migrants face as they cross from Brazil to Mexico and on to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )