POLITICS

Bucking the trend of left-leaning politicians winning elections in Latin America, Argentine voters elected far-right candidate Javier Milei over Economy Minister Sergio Massa. The majority of Argentinians, who have suffered under tremendous 140% inflation balked at the idea of electing Massa whom many blame as responsible for their economic situation. The 55.7% to 44.3% victory… Read more: Argentina Elects Far-Right President

 Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Mark Pocan (WI-2), and Betty McCollum (MN-4) led Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden titled, “Letter on the Rights of Children in Gaza” asking him to support a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza to protect the one million children living there. “We write to you to express deep… Read more: Calls Demanding Ceasefire in Congress Continue to Grow

There’s no question about former president Donald Trump’s use of inflammatory and racist rhetoric. Some of it comes in dog whistles but most are very direct and blatant. Following in his father’s footsteps along with those of his closest associates throughout his career, the former president is no better than a Klan leader like David… Read more: Donald Trump Still Promotes Fascism

During the most recent vote at the United Nations General Assembly concerning Cuba, 187 nations voted for the “necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.” Similar to resolutions involving Palestine only two countries, the United States and Israel, voted against the resolution while Ukraine… Read more: The Slaughter of Palestinians Exposes US Colonialist Intent for Cuba

Beginning with the slogan that uses the words “from the river to the sea,” the Biden administration began making claims that protests all over the world to liberate the over 2 million Palestinian hostages in Gaza are anti-Semitic. However, the modern-day usage of the slogan is a response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party’s platform dating… Read more: How the Biden Administration is Driving Hate

A recent document leaked to the Daily Caller from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field office in San Diego that said Hamas and Hezbollah may enter the United States via the Southern Border appears unsubstantiated. While far-right extremists have been making these claims for months, the San Diego office chose to bolster the dangerous… Read more: No Evidence to Suggest Terrorists Are Entering the U.S.

There has been much talk about President Joe Biden’s advisors instructing him to “not touch” what Texas is doing to circumvent federal immigration law. Speculation suggests that the White House and Attorney General Merrick Garland fear what might happen if the case were to end up at the Supreme Court. However, the Constitution of the… Read more: The DOJ Must Challenge Texas’ Unconstitutional Immigration Laws

Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University; Jannet van der Veen, Drexel University; Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo, and Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, University of Oslo The United States remains tightly in the grasp of an ongoing, and escalating, crisis of deaths caused by opioid overdoses. With a record-high 109,000 people dying in 2022, it is clear… Read more: Philadelphia Bans Supervised Injection Sites

Nathan French, Miami University Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to make assumptions about Gazan public support for Hamas. Mistaken assumptions such as those by U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, claiming that all Gazans are “antisemitic,” or those that blame Gazans for “electing Hamas” may shape debates… Read more: Hamas Was Unpopular in Gaza Before It Attacked Israel

On October 16, the United States government reached a settlement in Ms. L., et al. v. ICE, et al., a class action lawsuit filed in 2018 under the administration of former president Donald Trump and is seeking injunctive relief relating to the separation of parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The proposed settlement agreement… Read more: U.S. Government Reaches Settlement in Family Separation Case

While some pretend the Israel-Palestine conflict started with Hamas attacks, the truth is that Israel has killed hundreds of Palestinians, including 34 Palestinian children in the West Bank as of August 22, 2023

Despite his efforts since being elected, President Joe Biden is not winning over Trump-voting conservatives

A viral TikTok video shows a CBP agent taking two migrant children from their mother at a point of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border

When false reports of a judge ordering the removal of the buoy barrier in Texas began circulating, the media sent the wrong message to asylum-seekers

The Department of Homeland Security announced new measures to increase border enforcement and re-designate Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans 

The proposal intends to modernize H-2 temporary visa programs and strengthen worker protections

Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston solidified his stance on the legality of DACA

The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that Cubans released solely on an I-220A document will not be able to obtain permanent U.S. residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966

An old post from Charlie Kirk initially circulated in 2019 and has been repeatedly debunked is somehow making the rounds again

Misleading headlines gave immigrant rights advocates false hope while the buoy barrier was always allowed to stay

William H. Chip is a board member of the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a group that uses misinformation to stoke xenophobia

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice’s case against Texas concerns waterway access instead of unconstitutional actions by the Governor

With nearly 30% of migrants crossing more than once, the number of encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border isn’t what it seems

The opening of the office in Cuba will assist in stemming the tide of Cuban arrivals at the Southern Border

One thing is clear after the first Republican debate: The party plans to dog-whistle its way through the U.S. on its quest to the White House

You may have missed the hearing in the House of Representatives about unaccompanied migrant children thanks in large part to talk of aliens and spaceships

The plan is part of a strategy to help reduce irregular migration for migrants from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

When asked for a clarification of facts, the Department of Homeland Security provided us with an updated Customs and Border Protection statement

Four people including an infant girl were recently found dead in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass

The premise for the act targets immigrants at the Southern Border and is based on the lie that undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes while ignoring much-needed reforms elsewhere in the system

The notions of states’ rights harbor a long-held tradition of bigotry, racism, and genocide

The US regularly criticizes other nations for corruption and human rights abuses but does nothing about its own debauchery

Republicans continue to point the finger at non-white people for crises created by white people

With Susan Rice and Jake Sullivan at the helm, the inhumanity at the US-Mexico border is as intentional as it was when Stephen Miller ran the show

By the early 1980s, President Ronald Reagan also used white people’s growing fear of African American political clout to his advantage.

Bills classifying as crimes gender-affirming hormone therapies for trans kids and kid-friendly drag shows have already been filed

However, despite national security pundits minimizing the threat of political violence, the U.S. is already in the throes of it

Noticeably absent from recent news were Cuba, Haiti, and other Caribbean Island nations

Like her Republican predecessors, Liz Cheney enabled far-right extremism until the monster they created got out of control

At least two extremist groups are operating illegally at the Texas border with Mexico and local leaders have welcomed them with open arms

Only a locked classroom door stood between Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo and a chance to bring down the gunman

As gun owners it’s time for us to demand enforcing the ‘well regulated’ part of the second amendment

Normalizing white nationalism and white supremacy are once again much more subtle than the Tucker Carlson’s of the world.

Cubans are fleeing the country in record numbers as economic stagnation due to U.S. policy grips the island nation

A large body of evidence shows “money matters”

Cubans are granted benefits that are later used as propaganda against the Cuban government and the majority support it enjoys

Trump’s latest speech was just as alarming as previous speeches

We can no longer ignore the gun problem in the United States

Joe Biden’s State of the Union address wasn’t much different than Donald Trump’s 2018 speech

U.S. intelligence analysts have determined that Moscow would consider a cyberattack against the U.S. as the Ukraine crisis grows.

Applying social equity programs in capitalist society could effectively and efficiently eliminate many societal failures such as poverty

Russia has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine over the past several months.

Recent responses to questions about voter suppression point to the willful intent behind restraining non-White voices

At school board meetings across the country in 2021, parents engaged in physical altercations, shouted at school board members, and threatened them as well.

Deep state propaganda hoisted to popularity by elements of the Republican Party bears some truth (it’s not what you think)

While the world panicked and took extraordinary measures to protect one another, the ultra-rich robbed U.S. taxpayers

After the attack on the U.S. Capitol, America still refuses to address white supremacy in high-ranking positions of power

What started as a call to the international community for help, has now been appropriated into the next right-wing culture war

Trump’s rhetoric is about much more than claiming the election was stolen. It’s about violence.

As white nationalism experiences its fastest growth in decades, the America First Caucus looks to cement the ideology into the future of politics

If you’ve ever wondered how white supremacy works, take a look at how conservatives are responding to Critical Race Theory

The menace of domestic terrorism is far greater than the threat of foreign terrorism

Y’all need to chill with the hateful rhetoric

Until America addresses the underlying causes behind why men commit mass murder, no amount of legislation will protect anyone

This also includes middle-income White people who are one or two paychecks away from losing it all

Breaking down Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal statement and exploring the coded language meant for his followers

White folks, both Liberal and Conservative, are proving their insensitivities towards communities of color

Since the 1990s the political shift in America has become painfully obvious  Politics in America has been shifting to the right since the Civil Rights Era. Over time, right-wing politics became intently focused on oppressing underserved minority groups through the tearing down of social programs — even if it comes at the expense of poor… Read more: American Centrism is Conservatism