September 2018 - Page 5 of 5

Indigenous leaders, coast protectors, and others demonstrate against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on March 10, 2018. Photo by Jason Redmond/Getty Images

First Nations Celebrate Win Against Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

Shannan Lenke Stoll September 3, 2018 Shannan Lenke Stoll

Here’s how indigenous leaders pulled together a grassroots movement to resist the pipeline expansion.

How One Deportee Is Helping Other Exiled Immigrants in Mexico

Sonali Kolhatkar September 3, 2018 Sonali Kolhatkar

Immigrants are the “enemy” in Donald Trump’s America. The president has made the arrest, detention and deportation of immigrants the centerpiece of his domestic policies, seeing it as an effective tool to whip up racial resentment among his base and preserve his power. Even though Trump has dramatically ratcheted up the immigration enforcement machine and racist anti-immigrant rhetoric, other U.S. presidents have engaged in the mistreatment and expulsion of immigrants for decades. Trump’s predecessor, Barack Obama, oversaw a record 2 million deportations during his presidency. read more

Palestinian women flash the peace sign in front of Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on June 1, 2018. (AP Photo / Khalil Hamra)

The Victimization of Gaza Women

Ramzy Baroud September 3, 2018 Ramzy Baroud

Palestinian women are hardly bystanders in the collective victimization. They deserve to be made visible and understood within the larger context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.