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.

An Italian Coast Guard boat on the island of Samos, Greece. The light in the background is from the new “controlled access center,” aka refugee camp on the island. (Photo credit: Lauren Markham)

In the early morning on June 14, 47 nautical miles from the coast of Pylos, Greece, a fishing boat packed with about 700 passengers sank into the water. The boat…