Trump's big buoys arrive in Eagle Pass, a border resident arrested for nonviolent protest against wall construction in Zapata County, and catch our podcast with Yes Men prankster, political activist Jacques Servin and Todd who entirely reframe "border security."
This conversation, hosted by Todd Miller, about a great borderlands adobe brick building project is going great, until Jacques Servin—of the political performance artist trickster and activist troupe called the Yes Men—fails to grasp the meaning of the term "border security."
Cofounder, Editor-in-chief. Based in Tucson, Arizona. Author of Border Patrol Nation, Storming the Wall, Empire of Borders, and Build Bridges Not Walls.
Another National Defense Area declared in the Rio Grande Valley. What will this mean? And the philosophy behind a provocative housing project in Mexicali for those who dream another world is possible.
A podcast discussion about security as U.S. health care gets cut to fund the most gargantuan border enforcement bill ever passed. How do we create a counterforce to this?
A lively conversation about how surveillance tech, created and tested in Israel & the US, targets climate refugees across the world. And how refugees have much better solutions than more of the same.
On the connections between a drought devastated Sierra Tarahumara and the multi-billion dollar Border Security Expo. Plus, a heartfelt request for paid subscribers to support our work at the border.
An informative video conversation with border militarization expert Timothy Dunn, what the hell is Elon Musk up to at Starbase?, and a solidarity walk begins from the border to Tucson.
A podcast on life in Trump's America without legal status, and artists recast the Rio Grande as a vital life force, not a border checkpoint. Plus, submit your Qs for OG border expert Tim Dunn.
Todd travels to New Mexico's "National Defense Area" and speaks with residents, and Pablo in South Texas writes about the recently designated "endangered" Rio Grande, which is the true border crisis.
