The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: June 5
The Border Chronicle hangs out with legendary journalist Amy Goodman, plus big tech and the "everywhere border" and a podcast about Latin American art and the borderlands and more!
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On Their Own: Border Humanitarians Respond to a Crisis Created by Governments
“I kept thinking, Who is going to come step up to the plate and help us here?" says Dora Rodriguez, co-founder of a migrant resource center in Sásabe, Sonora.
A View from the Darién Gap: A podcast with Caitlyn Yates
As Europe closes its doors, more asylum seekers take the deadly trek through the jungle on their way to the United States and Canada, says Yates.
The Orbán Playbook
Hungary’s “Illiberal Democracy” on the Rio Grande. Texas' Operation Lone Star is not Unique, It's Part of a Global Movement
Ajo Residents, Activists Protest Inhumane Conditions for Asylum Seekers
People still being held outside during punishing heatwave at the remote Ajo Border Patrol station in Arizona.
Dispatch from Eagle Pass, Texas: Local Filmmakers Confront the Militarization of Their Hometown
"The floating barrier is horrific. Texas needs to do better, and the U.S. government needs to do better. Both governments have failed us."
Chad Wolf’s Illegitimate Border Wall Waivers: A Q&A with Scott Nicol
The Border Chronicle is back. We dig into the Good, Bad and the Ugly of July. August will be better, right?
The Border Chronicle’s Second Annual Summer Reading List for Border Nerdz
We’ll be back in August. Until then, read up, stay hydrated, and check out our monsoon subscriber special!
On Social Justice and Self Care: A Podcast with Psychotherapist Alejandra Spector
“A lot of therapists don’t have any sort of political analysis, and that hurts people,” Spector says.
Femme Frontera: Creating Nuanced Border Narratives Through Film
“We can’t just sit here and wait to be invited to the table. Instead, we kicked down the door, and we made our own table," says Jackie Barragan.
Sinking to the Bottom
As summer temperatures rise, so do the GOP’s dehumanizing policies and rhetoric
Still in the Dark: Thousands of Border Lights Threaten Wildlife, but CBP Isn’t Talking
In a new report, environmentalists warn that their impact on wildlife will be devastating.
A Growing Public Health Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Alexander Tenorio on Border Wall Injuries
“I feel it’s my duty to notify the world of the atrocities that are occurring because of the border wall extension, and the increase in the border wall height," he says.