The Obama administration is making it harder for Central Americans to get refugee status.
No Happy Ending to the Child Refugee Crisis
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El Salvador
The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador
Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm’s shakedown of one of Central America’s poorest countries.
Meet the Company Suing El Salvador for the Right to Poison Its Water
In an obscure World Bank court, a multinational mining firm is suing El Salvador for attempting to protect its citizens from deadly mining pollution.
A U.S. Shift Away from Israel?
U.S. civil society is more critical of Israeli actions in Palestine than ever. When will the U.S. government catch up?
Is Obama Really Adrift in the World?
Four myths American exceptionalists peddle about the U.S. president and America’s role in the world.
Child Migrants Are Refugees the U.S. Helped Create
Central American children fleeing poverty and gang violence are refugees—often from situations U.S. policies have helped to create—and they should be treated as such.
Blowback on the Border: America’s Child Refugee Crisis
Decades of short-sighted, inhumane U.S. policies have brought a child refugee crisis to America’s door.
The Fight to Ban Gold Mining and Save El Salvador’s Water Supply
Gold-digging multinationals are fueling political violence and environmental devastation in El Salvador, but communities are fighting back.
A Precarious Victory in El Salvador
Washington is threatening to withhold development aid unless El Salvador adopts economic policies that Salvadorans just voted against.
Breaking the Cycle of Counterinsurgency
This September marked a potential turning point in America’s long and seemingly bottomless appetite for war. The Obama administration made a pitch for U.S. military intervention against Syria, and the American public didn’t buy it. Across the country, people...