Politics
I Was a Performer In the "Spectacle" of Border Enforcement: A Podcast Interview with Police Expert Eric Gamino
The former South Texas police officer talks about working a “surge” on the Texas-Mexico border, and playing a role in “border theater.”
The Invasion Script: Republicans Launch Their Border War, Just in Time for Midterms
Behind the political saber-rattling in Arizona and Texas is Ken Cuccinelli, Trump’s former acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
It's About More Than Butterflies, It's About Authoritarians Peddling Fear
With the help of Trump, Steve Bannon, and other extremists, the Rio Grande Valley was transformed into a content factory for right-wing YouTubers, militia crowdfunders, and far-right news sites.
How to make a border video for your Arizona campaign
These videos look so much the same, they are functionally meaningless. But we watched them all anyway so we could make fun of them.
Borders Are Open for Profit, but Not for People
In a Q&A, prolific author and professor Justin Akers Chacón discusses his new book where he breaks down free trade agreements and argues why the U.S.-Mexico border should be opened for people.
Driving While Brown: The Rise of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Latino Resistance That Defeated Him
A Q&A with journalists Jude Joffe-Block and Terry Greene Sterling on their new book chronicling Arizona's anti-immigrant movement.
On America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants: An Audio Interview with César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández on the Politics of Immigration and the Road Ahead in 2022
The legal scholar and author of "Crimmigration Law" and "Migrating to Prison" on immigration detention reform, midterm elections, and what he’s watching for in 2022.
Barbarians and Butterflies: Part 2
How a Texas butterfly sanctuary became the center of the resistance against Trump, Steve Bannon and the right-wing agenda at the border.
2022 Is Gonna Be a Blast! Plus, the National Guard’s Misguided Mission at the Border
Investigations find disorder, lack of purpose, and extreme boredom among soldiers deployed to peaceful border communities.
The Most Beautiful Place in the World: An Audio Interview with Isabel Garcia about What the Border Could Be
Southern Arizona’s legendary human rights champion rates the Biden administration’s first year at the border and suggests the time has come for a “quiet revolution.”
Not a Border Crisis: Harsha Walia on Why It’s Time for a New Political Project
Renowned author and scholar explains that it "is not a crisis of the border but one that is due to the border."
Barbarians and Butterflies: Part 1
How a Texas butterfly sanctuary became the center of the resistance against Trump, Steve Bannon and the right-wing agenda at the border.