Breaking News: (Video) Department of Homeland Security installs first segment of floating border barrier on the Rio Grande
DHS has begun installing its massive floating buoy barrier which could include more than 500 miles.
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The Greek Shipwreck Oracle: A Horrible Accident at Sea or the Inevitable Function of Militarized Borders?
In a thought-provoking, context-giving conversation with writer Lauren Markham, we learn why stories we tell about borders and mobility matter, and how stories are oracles that prophesize the future.
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.
A Media State of Siege: An Interview about Independent Journalism with Raúl Fernando Pérez Lira
A discussion with a journalist from the independent media outlet Raíchali in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua, a place rife with issues ranging from extreme drought to forced disappearances.
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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.
The Longer Story of the Border Patrol Killing of a Tohono O’odham Man: A Podcast with Amy Juan
The Tohono O’odham leader and thinker describes the May 18 killing of Raymond Mattia and the long context of border militarization that led to it.
Sinking to the Bottom
As summer temperatures rise, so do the GOP’s dehumanizing policies and rhetoric
The Real Border Surge: The End of Title 42 and the Triumph of the Border-Industrial Complex
Drones, AI, biometrics, and the border bonanza as the Biden Administration becomes the largest border contractor in U.S. history.
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.
On the Migrant Trail: A Reflection on Border Deaths, Policy, and Transformation
The seven-day, 75-mile Migrant Trail Walk has spent 20 years challenging U.S. border policy. More than 30 people are at it again in one of the hottest months in Arizona.
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.
Join us on Thursday May 25 to Discuss Water, Climate, and the Border
How big of an issue is water in the borderlands? Please help us answer that question along with a panel of experts from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico divide.