Immigration as an Excuse for Autocracy
Maribel Hastings Posted August 14, 2025 The militarization of immigration policy is in full swing, and the Trump administration has announced that it is speeding up construction of…
Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work for New Mexicans With Disabilities
Gary Housepian Posted August 14, 2025 Just when we thought we’d seen everything, Congress has thrown down a breathtaking new gauntlet: a national work requirement for people participating…
Kansas Leader Grilled Over Citizenship Based on Sketchy Voicemail. Don’t Ignore Racism.
Clay Wirestone Posted August 14, 2025 There’s a word for what happened to Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo, and it begins with an “r” and ends…
Immigrant Detention Profits Off Suffering
Eliza Blanning Posted August 14, 2025 “You belong. We belong” reads the sign posted above the secure entrance to CoreCivic’s Cibola County Correctional Center, a privately-owned immigrant…
It’s Not Impossible to Redistrict Colorado
Quentin Young Posted August 14, 2025 When Colorado voters in 2018 adopted an independent commission to draw congressional maps, the commission was designed to reduce the partisanship that…
Automatic License Plate Reader Cameras Pose Serious Threats
Posted August 14, 2025 Our coalition’s worst fears are now confirmed after the Denver Police Department (DPD) released Flock audit logs. The logs demonstrate that DPD’s data was…
Mourning a Friend Killed by the Israeli Occupation
Aman Abhishek Posted August 14, 2025 I saw Awdah’s text in the morning of July 28. He said that settlers are in his village, Umm Al Khair, and…
He Was Asked About His Tattoos and a TikTok Video in Court. Five Days Later, He Was in a Salvadoran Prison.
Melissa Sánchez Posted August 7, 2025 In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a…
The Contradictions of an Immoral Immigration Policy
Maribel Hastings Posted August 7, 2025 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will distribute $608 million for states to build immigration detention centers, at a time when the…
Polis Downplays Many Benefits of Education as He Promotes Corporate-Backed Job Preparedness
Mike Deguire Posted August 7, 2025 As the 2024-25 chair of the National Governors Association, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, selected K-12 education as the priority of the NGA’s…