Countering the Negative Border Narrative: A Photo Essay on the Friends across Borders Event in Agua Prieta and Douglas
A binational gathering shows that the borderlands community seeks peace and unity, not a manufactured war zone.
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From the Gazan Laboratory to the World’s Borders: A Conversation with Jeff Halper
The acclaimed Israeli author and anthropologist explains how Israel has become an enforcer for fortress Global North, selling systems of control first developed in the Palestinian Occupied Territories
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Protecting the Last Grandmother Cottonwood: A Podcast with Kate Scott
A vivid depiction of what has been happening during the last eight weeks of resistance against border wall construction in southern Arizona’s San Rafael Valley.
The Border Chronicle Launches Wall Watch, a Community-Powered Mapping Project
Wall Watch combines geospatial mapping, archival research, and community participation to provide the public with an accurate, continually updated record of border wall construction along nearly 2,000 miles of the international border.
Welcome to Indian Country: 250 Years of Democracy and Authoritarianism in the U.S.
Worried about the future of democracy in the United States? Look to Indigenous histories; they have much to teach us about the struggle between liberty and empire.
Floods Expose Dangers of Trump’s $3 Billion Rio Grande Buoy Barrier Plan
As floodwaters swept hundreds of one-ton border buoys downstream, international bridges closed, commerce slowed, and officials struggled to get answers from DHS about a project advancing despite local opposition, environmental concerns, and treaty questions.