Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
World to Refugees: Go to Hell
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Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think
The so-called “Muslim ban” has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It’s actually even more draconian.
25 Years of German Unity: Totalitarianism, Freedom, and the Arts
German-American artist Stefan Roloff explores the impacts of totalitarianism — from Nazism to communism and beyond — on the generations that come after it.
Has the U.S. Worn Out Its Welcome Mat?
A century ago, this country opened its arms to refugees like my great grandmother. Now our nation of immigrants has become about as welcoming as a desert cactus.
The Middle Passage
For the refugees pouring into Europe, their journeys can be just as deadly as the war zones they’re fleeing.
Celebrating Romani Resistance Day
A growing movement among Roma activists looks to celebrate their ancestors’ resistance to persecution — and to pick up where they left off.
Seminal New Book Shows Just How Little German Army Objected to Holocaust
The Wehrmacht only objected to the Third Reich’s policies of extermination when it looked like it might suffer the repercussions.
Unlocking the Holocaust’s Hidden History
The United Nations War Crimes Commission’s records must be declassified and opened immediately.
Treatment of Russian POWs in WWII Paved the Way for Holocaust
“The existing concentration camps changed their character upon contact with prisoners of war,” writes Timothy Snyder in Bloodlands.
The Warsaw Ghetto: Dry Run for a Death Camp
An attempt by the Nazis to make a propaganda film about how Jews were responsible for conditions in the Warsaw ghetto never got off the ground.