How New Mexico Learned to Love Its Ephemeral Waters
Rollbacks to the Clean Water Act may have affected the borderlands more than any other region. States are stepping up—but there’s still more to do.
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Join The Border Chronicle Tomorrow for a Discussion Thread on the U.S. Election and the Border
As we move towards November, what effect will a (presumably heated) presidential election have on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands? Let's discuss!
The Bipartisan Border Consensus Moves Right: A Q&A with Media Analyst Adam Johnson
"I went through dozens of reports, scores of articles, on the discussion of this migration bill, and the reporters talked to zero migrants and zero migrant rights groups."
Eagle Pass Residents Shocked by News that Governor Abbott Will Build Operation Lone Star Base
We are being used as political pawns by our own governor, says Jessie Fuentes, an Eagle Pass business owner.
Oil Billionaires Bankroll the Border "Chaos"
It’s no accident that Texas is at the very center of the “invasion” campaign strategy.
Extraction, Contamination, and Migration in Mexico: A Q&A with Patricia Rodríguez
A vivid description of how fracking in Mexico has harmed water, air, land, and agriculture, and how it is linked to accelerated climate warming, displacement, and migration.
How the Right Wing Hijacked the Border Narrative: A Podcast with Conservative Media Expert AJ Bauer
"We need to be thinking more creatively and less restrictively around border policy and yet we're going in the opposite direction," says Bauer.
Texas is not a Trustworthy Partner: A Q&A with Eagle Pass Activist Amerika Garcia Grewal
"We have people dying here, blood on the ground. And the state of Texas seems to feel like this is OK."
Meet the MAGA Media Militia
Former Texas DPS captain, Jaeson Jones, is a savvy MAGA propagandist and border chaos entrepreneur.
Prepare Yourselves for the 2024 Border Chaos Narrative: A Podcast with Erika Pinheiro
Al Otro Lado's executive director discusses what’s to come this election year: more of the CBP One app and open-air border prisons, along with a hyper-distorted fearmongering narrative of overwhelm.
The Border Chronicle Forecast for 2024
Escalating political tensions, more MAGA border theater, and militia madness with border communities caught in the middle. It’s going to be a very bumpy ride.
The New Gospel of Violence: Surveillance Meets Border Violence in Palestine
"Israel’s brutal crackdown in Gaza is a bleak reminder of how authoritarianism and technology go hand in hand, as rockets and drones in the sky dim the stars of Bethlehem."
The Lucrative Business of “Border Chaos”
How Trump, right-wing media, and MAGA authoritarians will use the border to win in 2024.