While the Trump Administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border drew intense condemnation, the practice has been going on in this country for centuries. Historian Laura Briggs argues that it has been part of strategy of counterinsurgency, as during the anti-communist wars in Latin America, in which rebellious populations are … Continued
On todays show, daily news headlines. Then, our immigration correspondent Juan Escalante will give us a progress report on the governments reunification of the families it separated. Well also discuss a devastating report that was filed in court detailing abuses of immigrants in detention since June. Then, the ACLU of Southern California is suing Riverside … Continued
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Lawyer: Judge’s Ruling Allows Dakota Access to “Desecrate” Sacred Ground; Water Protectors Lock Their Bodies to Machines to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Construction; Iowa Landowners Sue to Stop Dakota Access Construction, Say Pipeline Provides No Public Service; Exclusive: Migrant Mother Says She Was Pushed to End Hunger Strike to Win Release … Continued
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Lawyer: Judge’s Ruling Allows Dakota Access to “Desecrate” Sacred Ground; Water Protectors Lock Their Bodies to Machines to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Construction; Iowa Landowners Sue to Stop Dakota Access Construction, Say Pipeline Provides No Public Service; Exclusive: Migrant Mother Says She Was Pushed to End Hunger Strike to Win Release … Continued
On this edition of Uprising with Sonali, Newsflash: Jeb Bush on Asian “Anchor Babies,” #LaughingWhileBlack on Napa Train, US Stocks Rise; Most Persian Jews Back US-Iran Nuclear Deal; Judge Orders Obama Administration To Release Immigrant Children from Detention; What Are the Implications of Amazon’s Brutal Work Culture?
