by Eoin Higgins An activist who was put on trial for providing water and humanitarian aid to migrants in the American Southwest desert was acquitted Tuesday by a hung jury. Scott Warren, a 36-year-old from Ajo, Arizona, who is a professor of geography at Arizona State University, worked with the humanitarian organization No More […] Read more
Peter Certo News about climate change has been so spooky for so long that it can feel like background noise. We find a way to carry on like normal, even when the news is disquieting. Well, let me tell you I’m having a moment when it’s hard to do that. For me the trigger […] Read more
By Bernard J. Wolfson For several months last spring and summer, my teen daughter, Caroline, experienced near-daily bouts of depression and debilitating panic attacks. During those episodes, she became extremely agitated, sobbing uncontrollably and aggressively rebuffing my attempts to comfort or reason with her. My daughter was in a dark place, and I was […] Read more
Javier Sierra The fossil fuel industry behaves like the national economy’s prima donna. Regardless of the catastrophic consequences of its performances, the Trump administration continues to reward it with bouquets of roses. The Latino front-line communities who suffer the consequences of these disasters, on the other hand, only get the thorns. A clear example […] Read more
This feature is part of the ACLU of Florida’s “LGBTQ+ Youth Activist Project” commemorating Pride Month during the month of June. The following is an interview with 20-year-old, Elijah Manley, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, studying political science at Broward College. Also view video at: ACLU of Florida’s Q: How does your work make our […] Read more
By Andrea Germanos A new analysis revealed on June 12th that over 20 popular children’s cereals and snacks are contaminated with glyphosate—the main ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup. The testing was commissioned by the Environmental Working Group (EWG)—the third round of such testing it’s undertaken—and looked at popular General Mills-made products, including several Cheerios […] Read more
By Jake Johnson Lending even greater significance to the parallels commentators and historians have drawn between U.S. migrant detention centers and concentration camps of the past, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to hold more than a thousand immigrant children at an Oklahoma army base that was used as an internment camp for Japanese […] Read more
Maribel Hastings and David Torres It is common for presidents to be re-elected to a second term if the economy is on their side. In recent history only Republican George H.W. Bush in 1992, Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1980, and Republican Gerald Ford in 1976 have become one-term presidents. Economic factors played an important […] Read more
by Mark Hedin The Census Bureau has said it expects to hire about a half-million people nationwide to help in its all-important counting of everybody living in the United States, something the government has done every 10 years since 1790. That half-million hiring target is a sizable decrease from the last census, in 2010, […] Read more
Traveling While Brown: Journeys in Privilege, Guilt, and Connection
Anu Taranath I’m a Brown woman in the United States and a Brown woman abroad. My Brownness, though, plays out quite differently depending on where I am and who or what is around me. As a professor who teaches about issues of race, identity, and social justice, I travel with students to introduce to […] Read more