Abby Zimet: Never Again. Still. Really.
“When Jews say never again,” said one marcher, “We fucking mean it.”
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan: Abolish Migrant Child Jails Now
Debating the fate of jailed migrant children is important, but the life-and-death crisis that they have been thrown into demands immediate action.
Abby Zimet: A Celebration of the American Citizen
At 448 dense pages of legalese, the Mueller Report has swiftly, improbably become a sort of touchstone of the sordid times.
A.C. Thompson: Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; DHS protecting agents from prosecution
A federal judge found the department’s own records disturbing and ordered the names of the accused agents made public. Now, DHS has taken its fight against doing so to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
John Samuel Tieman: By the Rivers of Babylon
if we forget these freedoms
let our tongues and lips wither
let our lyrics turn to twitter rants
Khury Petersen-Smith: Progressives Should Support Open Borders — With No Apology
Supporting freedom of movement isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s a political winner for the left. When President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union Address that “wealthy … Continue reading
Video: What We’re Missing in the Debate about Immigration
Between 2008 and 2016, the United States deported more than three million people. What happens to those left behind?
Claudia Castro Luna: To the Children Seeking Asylum in the U.S — This is my Wish for You
“That your days may soon change, that the love your parents and relatives feel for you glow inside you to give you strength.” Dear Children Seeking Asylum in the U.S., … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: The long-term effects of separating children from their parents
The real tragedy of separating children from their parents will come years from now when the kids suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. These past few days, I’ve been feeling a … Continue reading
David Huddle: Proof That An Old-Testament God Exists
The one we chose to lead us made it clear hating was his best talent, his second best was bullying, he could love only himself, his measure of others was … Continue reading
Kavitha Surana: “I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”
Parents held in immigration detention without their kids say the phones barely work and they still don’t know when they will see their children again, almost two weeks after the … Continue reading
Karen J. Greenberg: A Children’s Gitmo on the Border
Heartless America’s Latest Nightmare By the time Donald J. Trump threw in the towel, who among us hadn’t seen or heard the chilling videos in which U.S. border officials shamelessly … Continue reading
Arun Gupta: 15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump’s Assault on Immigrant Families
Thwarting Donald Trump’s war on immigrants and dismantling the vast deportation machine is possible. It won’t be easy, but it has to be done. Simply put, Trump’s plan is ethnic … Continue reading
Brett Wilkins: What Have We Become? What We Have Always Been.
We are a nation that has, since its earliest days, stolen children from their parents. . Such was the case with the more than 100,000 Japanese men, women and children, … Continue reading
