César Chávez’s Shadow
Tina Vásquez Prism Revelations that the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union sexually abused young girls and women, including fellow civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, has set off a…
Trump Shifts Blame to ‘Shithole Countries’ Amid Economic Skepticism
By Skyler Voss Yesterday, the president blamed immigrants during a speech about inflation, asking, “Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, right? Why can’t we have some…
‘This Is the Scandal’: DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions
By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The libertarian Cato Institute this week further undermined the Trump administration’s claims that it is targeting “the worst of the worst” with its violent immigration…
California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid and Toiling in Toxic Fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
ICE Raided My Son’s Daycare to Abduct a Teacher. This Kind of Trauma Lasts.
By Tara Goodarzi, Truthout Children at my son’s Spanish immersion preschool in Chicago bore witness to a teacher being violently assaulted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who entered…
Haitian and Mexican Farmworkers in Immokalee: A Story of Black History and Labor Solidarity
Decades ago, Haitian and Mexican farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida, sparked a powerful movement that is reshaping US agriculture today.
Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo
Defense attorneys point to a long history of rights abuses at Guantánamo, including mistreatment of Haitian refugees.
American Troops as Migrants
Or Launching a War on America Itself
Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police
Communities are organizing “know your rights” trainings to prepare for ICE and CPB intrusions in “sensitive locations.”
Sexual Violence is a Pervasive Threat for Female Farm Workers – Here’s How the US Could Reduce Their Risk
By Kathleen Sexsmith, Francisco Alfredo Ryes, and Megan A.M. Griffin / The Conversation Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took…
Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens of Women
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Following an 18-month investigation, a subcommittee in the United States Senate released a report that further confirmed whistleblower allegations that female detainees in the…
Chris Hedges: Death of an Oracle
We have very few oracles. The loss of the poet Gerald Stern means we have one less.
Patrick Lawrence: Our Shared Addiction to Empire
"If the Columbus myth has been thoroughly discounted, what is it that causes us to continue closing the banks, stopping the mail, and marching in parades on a Monday around…
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Economists Ran Abramitzky & Leah Boustan: Immigrants Are Still Building America, No Matter What Our Lawmakers Say
The economists join Robert Scheer on "Scheer Intelligence" to discuss how their new book documents the extent to which American prosperity is founded on immigration—and raises questions about how we…
Dreamers Like Me Deserve More Than DACA
DACA changed my life. But after four years of fear, it’s clear that undocumented young people need more protection.