Border Militarization

Build Bikes, Not Walls: A Reflection on Open Borders

For the last few weeks, I’ve been crisscrossing the country—both physically and virtually—speaking about my book Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World without Borders. If you so […]

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The Climate Border Industrial Complex

How the border industry benefits from climate displacement and protects the polluters.

Defund the Global Climate Wall

To create a safer, more sustainable world, the United States needs to divert border money toward climate action.

In Arizona, the Environmental Devastation from the Border Wall Is Immense. The Response from the Biden Administration Is Tiny and Slow.

Kate Scott and other border residents are documenting the environmental damage. But Scott says they're left in the dark when it comes to the government's plan for remediation.

If President Biden Pledged ‘Not Another Foot’ of Border Wall, Why Is DHS Still Seizing Land?

Rey Anzaldua and his family spent four years fighting off the Trump administration only to have their land in South Texas seized by the Biden administration to build a border wall.

The Racist History of Border and Immigration Enforcement

An interview with geographer Reece Jones about his new book, White Borders.

A Win Against the Wall

A Q&A with Pamela Rivas. The Federal Government Wanted to Build a Border Wall on Her Family’s Land. After 13 Years, Rivas Finally Won It Back.

Walls Are Dumb but President Biden’s ‘Smart Border’ Is Even Worse

Don’t be fooled by a high-tech ‘virtual’ wall: It’s even more invasive than a physical wall.

The U.S.-Haiti Border: How the United States Blocks Haitians Wherever They Go

To understand why Haitians arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, it is necessary to understand decades of U.S. border enforcement in the Caribbean.

For the US, the Climate Plan Is More Walls and Armed Agents at the Border