The Long-Distance Run

A road trip through the American West leads to a haunting lesson about a past atrocity—and inspiration from longtime border activists, who share what keeps them going as we enter a dark new chapter.

A 19th century hide painting of the Sand Creek massacre made by artist Stone Rabbit of the U.S. military attacking Cheyenne tribal leader Black Kettle. (Photo: creative commons)

When your job is to pay close attention to our dire political moment, digest the information, and make sense of it in clear, concise words, it can be hard to disconnect. But damn…