Against the wall podcast: Deterrent

By Meredith O’Neil, Claude Akins, Rocky Baier, Reed Battles, Makenzie Carolan, Sascha Fruehauf, Audry Herran, Aimee Rodríguez, and David Thalenberg/El Inde Last week a federal judge dropped the last remaining charges against border rights activist Scott Warren. This ended the final case against Warren, who last fall fought against two felony charges. The No More…

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For Native Americans, racism hits home

  After over 500 years of broken treaties and forceful domination from European settlers and the U.S. government, Native Americans in Arizona today still face racism in the most intimate part of their religion and identity: their home. Today, a border wall, a copper mine and a reversal of the previous administration’s policies are a…

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Border road trip reveals desire for change

One day, three cities, five people. The trip from Douglas to Naco to Nogales is a classic look into the American Southwest. The sun is hot, there is a sea of yellow grass, and each downtown vaguely emanates the Wild West. Along the endless stretches of highway, however, modernity breaks up the timelessness. U.S. Border…

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