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As federal officials fast-track billions in border wall construction and floating buoy barriers, local leaders and residents say they’re in the dark, and fear the worst.
On the Spanish thriller Sirāt, the concept of Saharanism, and our reckoning with narratives about the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.
The second part of our in-depth conversation with the Arizona border sheriff
Special event alert: If you’re in Tucson or thereabouts, check out the Peaceful Skies benefit which kicks off Sunday the 19th and will run until the 22nd. Some of the proceeds from this benefit will go to The Border Chronicle. Musicians from across the Southwest including Chelsea Lee Trejo, Sage Bond and many others will perform. Navajo Nation poet laureate Laura Tohe will also participate along with other indigenous poets and filmmakers. On the 21st, the legendary Seattle post-grunge band Unwound will perform at the Hotel Congress. You can check out more information and lineups here. This benefit is to raise awareness about the US Air Force proposing an expansion of its training airspace over tribal lands and protected sky islands. These trainings include sonic booms, dropping flairs and other hazardous materials. You can learn more about the proposed expansion here. We hope to see you at the benefit!
This is the second part of The Border Chronicle’s conversation with Sheriff David Hathaway of Santa Cruz County, located on the Arizona-Mexico border. Hathaway talks about “fuzzy” border statistics, which can be used to convey anything a person wants, and his battle to take down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection “spy blimp” over the city of Nogales. He also gets into his opposition to former Arizona governor Doug Ducey’s 10-mile shipping container wall along the border, as well as his support for the protesters who stopped what he calls an “ugly eyesore” of a wall.
You can listen to the first part of our conversation here, where Hathaway talks about his years as a DEA agent and how he assisted in the murder investigation of fellow agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, only to discover that the CIA was involved in Camarena’s death.
As federal officials fast-track billions in border wall construction and floating buoy barriers, local leaders and residents say they’re in the dark, and fear the worst.
When Alex González Ormerod, editor of the Mexico Political Economist, started researching his book about the Mexican right wing, he
A Q&A and exclusive screening of a documentary short by award-winning filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz.
Each year since 1995, the Tohono O’odham Nation has held the Unity Run. “These runs,” Amy Juan says,“not only have their purpose as prayer for the people and the land but also put us on the ground to actually see what is happening” on the border.
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