Aug 22, 2019
Humanitarian groups continue work at U.S-Mexico border, despite risk of prosecution
Along the U.S-Mexico border, the Sonoran Desert creates a deadly barrier to the thousands of migrants seeking a better life in "el Norte," the North.
Denis Moynihan
Aug 20, 2019
U.S. lifts 16-year moratorium on death penalty
On July 25, in a surprise announcement, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that the federal government would be resuming executions, with five scheduled in the coming months.
Aug 8, 2019
Gun violence and war on immigrants continue to define America
Even as the U.S. reels in the wake of two mass killings this past weekend, the scourge of guns and anti-immigrant actions continue.
Aug 1, 2019
Land defenders are risking their lives to protect the planet
Over 150 environmentalists and land defenders were murdered in 2018, according to a new report titled "Enemies of the State? How governments and business silence environmental defenders."
Jul 25, 2019
'Onward, forward': popular protests demand change in Puerto Rico
On Wednesday, Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rosselló announced in a pre-recorded video message that he would resign, effective Friday, August 2. This capped close to two weeks of non-stop protests.
Jul 18, 2019
Trump hits new racist low with attacks on Congress members
From his perch at the White House, Donald Trump hurls racist epithets via tweet while commanding armed agents to terrorize immigrants at the border and in communities from coast to coast.
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. women's soccer team throw spotlight on fight for equal pay
The U.S. women's soccer players now have a global platform to highlight the struggle for women's pay equality and justice.
Jul 4, 2019
Trump laying path to new nuclear arms race
Donald Trump is threatening Iran with "obliteration" as he visits and showers praise on North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, while attempting to deliver nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.
Jun 27, 2019
Why is the United States jailing children?
Until Monday, over 350 migrant children were jailed in filthy, unsafe conditions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Clint, Texas.
Jun 20, 2019
U.S. Congress marks Juneteenth with historic hearings on reparations and poverty
The real-world impacts of slavery were front and centre in Washington, D.C., this week, as hearings and public gatherings convened to address long-overdue racial and economic justice.
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