Following the mass George Floyd demonstrations, it appeared as if a racial reckoning was taking place in the United States, although of a puzzling nature. Amazon, Walmart, and other prominent corporations declared that Black Lives Mattered and dedicated funds to ostensibly address systemic racism. In cities across America, individuals denounced white silence and took on … Continued
When looking back at pandemics in modern history, the 1918 Spanish influenza stands out. It took the lives of somewhere between 50 and 100 million people — and while it devastated the countries of the Global North, it took its greatest toll in the Global South. Science writer Laura Spinney reflects on the similarities — … Continued
The US-Mexico border is often in the news. But what’s usually missing is the cost of the border, both in human terms, and in terms of the political economy of the region itself — the deep entanglement of the livelihoods of people who live in places like Douglas, Arizona with the border industrial complex. Scholar … Continued
America has long been the country of endless promise, of open vistas, and a sense of providence about its place in the wider world. That optimism has always cloaked the brutality of imperial expansion and limitless growth. And now that centrist ideal of boundless expansion, according to historian Greg Grandin, may be coming to an … Continued
Immigration and foreign policy: two of the topics that received attention in the State of the Union speech last night. PLUS: your calls. Hosted by Kris Welch.
An eye-witness report from our country’s southern border. PLUS: a chilling memoir of one indomitable female’s life in U.S. foster care: the Regina Louise story. Hosted by Kris Welch.
On the eve of nationwide protests of the treatment of immigrants at our southern border, we hear who’s making a profit off it. PLUS: major progressive wins signal WHAT about the future of the Democratic Party? John Nichols opines. PLUS: Janus does serious damage to unions. With host Kris Welch.
In the wake of the devastation of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and while wildfires continue to rage across the West, it would seem like the perils of global warming are self-evident. And in fact, there’s one part of the U.S. government that, unlike President Trump, sees climate change as an undeniable danger: the military … Continued
With Sam Quinones, journalist and author of the book Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review has called Quinones “the most original writer on Mexico and the border.” His new book is about the opiate trade.
