In the absence of an effective response by Brazil’s right-wing government to an oil disaster five months ago, civil society is rising to the challenge.
Marina Martinez
A major
Witnesses report two disturbing new trends: parents who send children over the border unaccompanied to escape the “Remain in Mexico” tent camps, and asylum-seekers deported to unsafe third countries.
Marisol
Hurts may not always be visible, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t intended, panelists say.
Greg Harman
This week, a handful of parents were allowed to fly into
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Legally Recognized the Rights of Wild Rice. Here’s Why.
Editor’s Note: Originally published last year in YES! Magazine, this piece by Indigenous
Marisol Cortez
In this Weekly Witness series, we share some of the most significant messages posted to the public Facebook group Witness: Tornillo. Target: MPP by volunteers who have staked
Greg Harman
A coalition of organizations and individuals launched a public campaign this week calling for the end of the violent eviction of the birds of Bird Island on San
As part of #TargetMPP, witnesses begin reporting back on the disastrous impact of Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program in Brownsville/Matamoros.
Marisol Cortez
I met Joshua Rubin, I think,
Interfaith Welcome Coalition invites people of conscience to a powerful action that begins this Sunday, January 12, and continues “until the policy of MPP [Migrant Protection Protocols] is reversed and
San Antonio Tenants Union’s year-end summary of organizing successes and call for ongoing support.
Pancho Valdez
After complaining for over six months and having our issues ignored by the
In 2019, the people’s struggle against neoliberalism gained ground across Latin America.
Roger Harris
A year ago, John Bolton, Trump’s short-lived national security advisor, invoked the 1823 Monroe
In the gentle ferocity of Manuel de la O lies a manual for survivance.
Marisol Cortez
This Solstice of 2019, as the earth sinks into deepest cold and dark, and
Roughly 400 targeting US Rep. Will Hurd turn out on a cold night to support impeachment of ‘Donald tRumpudo.’
Greg Harman
There were ground rules. Keep focus. Watch out for