The five detainees include leaders of the campaign that won the world’s first metals mining ban in 2017 — a ban the cash-strapped government may be moving to overturn.
Democracy Is on the Line in Peru
Peru’s deepening crisis is a cautionary tale about democracies that fail to deliver for ordinary people.
Beyond the ‘Border Crisis’
Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.
The U.S. Economic War on Venezuela Has Fueled the Migrant Crisis
People from poor countries that can no longer rely on energy assistance from Venezuela are arriving at the border in record numbers.
American Exceptionalism on Full Display
Russia and the United States both hold themselves above the law and beyond accountability.
British Genocide in Kenya: Time for a Reckoning
No sum can ever wipe out the suffering of the Kenyan people. But British reparations will serve three important functions.
A Year of Global Displacement
This year’s record-breaking global displacement crisis calls for immigration policies that reflect our humanity, not cruelty.
Schengen, Corruption, and Xenophobia: The EU’s Double Standards
Why is Croatia being welcomed into an exclusive European club but Bulgaria and Romania aren’t?
Ideas, Including Foolish Ones, Have Consequences
The intellectual godfathers of the “alt right” and their descendants are on a fool’s errand: to rationalize irrational hatreds.
America’s War on Immigrants Hurts Its Poorest Citizens, Too
Playing politics with a humanitarian catastrophe eats up resources and erodes the civil rights of everyone, regardless of status.