Newsletter

We Just Want the Chance to Stay: Stories from Guatemala and the Borderlands on Climate and Belonging

“That, to me, is what climate adaptation should look like: It’s small cooperatives, youth projects, local entrepreneurship: investments that don’t just protect against storms but nurture belonging."

Latest in Newsletter
“A lot of families are suffering”: A Q&A with Sister Tracey Horan from the Kino Border Initiative in Ambos Nogales

In Mexico, Horan has interviewed numerous people deported under the Trump administration."Overcrowding in detention, a lack of oversight and misinformation" are creating dangerous conditions, she says

Dreams on Hold

How a SNAP Delay Ripples Through One South Texas Household

“We pay for borders with everything”

An interview with Russ McSpadden about his debut poetry collection, Borderlings.

They Grow the Food. So Why Are So Many Going Hungry?

In the Rio Grande Valley, a coalition of farmers, educators, and advocates is reimagining a food system built on justice, not scarcity.

Please Take Our Survey: Help The Border Chronicle Improve

If you're a longtime reader, or just newly subscribed, we'd appreciate your feedback. This survey won't take long. We promise!

Writing in the Era of Exhibitionist Violence

A longtime border journalist reckons with a democracy under siege.

The Border Chronicle Weekly Roundup: October 17

Many are turning to Mexican folk healing in the borderlands in this uncertain era, and Cabeza de Vaca reincarnated as a cactus? An irreverent, surreal documentary perfect for our times.

Cabeza de Vaca—Reincarnated as a Cactus

A newly available film tells the story of the borderlands' first conquistador from an unexpected point of view.

Healing Traditions: How Curanderismo is Reviving Cultural Connection in the Borderlands

Mexican folk medicine is being reclaimed during a time of deep uncertainty in the U.S. political climate.

Join us for our 5 Year Anniversary Party October 22nd  →

Close the CTA