Tag: migration
Texas Governor Abbott’s anti-migrant bills spark legal and ethical storm
Legal experts and rights groups have voiced concerns, deeming the legislation both dangerous and unconstitutional.
Migration and the shadow of war
How did the real story of a migrant boat disaster escaped our attention.
We must stop family separation—and we can do it now
The Biden administration has tools it can use right now to put kids and families first in immigration policy.
Temporary relief for millions of essential immigrant workers could be a...
Immigrant rights advocates will continue to take to the streets and pressure their elected officials to make good on their campaign promises for a pathway to citizenship.
The GOP’s border stunt isn’t helping anyone
Right-wing governors are following Abbott in confronting the migrating families with “Keep-Out” military-style force.
Climate change will make parts of the US uninhabitable. Americans are...
Research shows that climate damage will wreak havoc on the southern third of the country, erasing more than 8% of its economic output and likely turning migration from a choice to an imperative.
The story behind the world’s first private refugee sponsorship program
“There are seven countries right now designing programs based on what they’ve learned about ours.”
The other Mexican migration
Instead of building a senseless border wall to keep people out of the US, our leaders ought to be looking across the border for ideas on how to build a better healthcare system.
We already have a border wall. It’s an environmental disaster.
"We’ve inhabited this land for so long, since the beginning of time and so not allowing that migration to flow disrupts people’s systems. We know the impacts [the border wall] has already had on our environment.”
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Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds
The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%
Insurers drop Medicare Advantage plans for 1 million seniors
KFF counted 193 counties with no Medicare Advantage drug plan open to general enrollment in 2027, up from 123 this year
How Cleta Mitchell Turned Trump’s “Big Lie” Into a Movement
Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans. No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.
Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid
A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
Greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2025, WMO says
Carbon dioxide reached 426.8 parts per million, up from 377.5 when the UN weather agency began its bulletin in 2004