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Under Biden, Border Wall Construction Continues. It's Just Called Something Else: A Podcast With Scott Nicol Listen now (25 min) | Today, the United States has more border walls than it's ever had in history, says Nicol.

Melissa del Bosque

Nov 29

Running a journalism outlet in 2022 is a little like entering Mad Max’s Thunderdome, under the supervision of Chief Twit, Elon Musk.

Melissa del Bosque

Nov 22

A question for you, dear readers: Have you ever experienced wall sickness? Please let us know in this open thread.A question for you, dear readers. Have you ever experienced wall sickness? This could mean that proximity to the border wall or border enforceme…

Nov 30

Café Justo offers a border story like no other. It is a story not of walls, drones, and towers, but of international solidarity, and how a community tended to its own migration crisis.

Nov 17

When it Comes to Heavy-Handed Border Enforcement, the Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center Has Seen it All.

Melissa del Bosque

Nov 15

The Making of the Narco Narrative: A Podcast with Oswaldo Zavala Listen now (42 min) | An examination of official discourse and the cartel narrative, the national security paradigm, and the drug war as a policy of…

Nov 10

The wildlife conservationist talks about what's at stake as Arizona builds a shipping container wall through a 10-mile stretch of critical border…

Melissa del Bosque

Nov 8

On the cusp of COP27, it is time to build solidarity with the increasing millions displaced by climate, not more deadly walls.

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Nov 3

The recent fatal shooting in Hudspeth County, Texas, conjures white supremacy and vigilante violence from more than a century ago.

Melissa del Bosque

Nov 1

A deep look with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at the fortification of surveillance on the border. As Nogales mayor Arturo Garino asked: “Would you…

Oct 27

I Was an Asylum Seeker. Now I Help Others: A Podcast with Dora Rodriguez Listen now (35 min) | "My story was tragic and painful. It took me years to open up. But I have a story that I hope can make some change, and let people…

Melissa del Bosque

Oct 25

These photos capture people demanding a new world from the streets of Nogales to the streets of Mexico City.

Oct 20

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