The targeting of immigrants is intimately linked to a long record of labor repression and civil liberties violations — which eventually target the native-born, too.
It’s Never ‘Just the Immigrants’
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Democracy & Governance
It’s a Borderful World
Nation-states: what a quaint notion. As a means of organizing territory, they seem to be a brief transition period between large empires and an even larger, borderless world. Sure, nation-states might live on in the form of anthems and flags and independence days, but...
Two Strongmen Embrace as US Watches from Sidelines
Rodrigo Duterte and Xi Jinping are loving their bromance. But the relationship doesn’t have a lot of popular support.
The Case Against WikiLeaks Is a Crisis for the First Amendment
The Trump administration once celebrated WikiLeaks. Now it wants to prosecute Julian Assange simply for publishing things it doesn’t like. That’s a threat to all journalists.
Congress Needs to Support African-led Solutions in Zimbabwe
Progressive legislators can help Zimbabwe embrace African-led solutions to poverty and corruption that put people ahead of corporations.
The ‘Blue Wave’ Was Also a ‘Muslim Wave’
In the most Islamophobic election in history, Muslim candidates scored big wins by embracing progressive policies.
When #MeToo Meets the Architecture of Intimidation
Colonial-era “criminal defamation laws” in countries like India are being wielded against women who hold abusers accountable. But women aren’t standing down.
Trump’s Only Election Strategy Was Racism
Republicans can only win by racial gerrymandering and voter suppression. And Trump can only win by using fear and racism.
The Many Faces of Radicalization
“Radicalization” has long been treated as the sole preserve of Islamists, even as far-right extremists have eclipsed them.
The Pittsburgh Shooter’s Xenophobia Sounds a Lot Like Trump’s
There is simply no plausible way to ignore the fact that Trump’s language validated the Pittsburgh shooter’s paranoid worldview.