I Can’t “Understand” for You

— by Mike Harlos For almost a bit over a year now, I’ve completely avoided political posts.  Today, I took a break from that. Tornillo, TX is on the US/Mexico border. There is a “tent city facility” setup there. The facility is housing

A Way Forward on Child Refugees

From left, Raul Amador Sanchez, 7, from Georgia, Alexandra Diaz, 9, and her brother Andy Diaz, 7, both from Baltimore, Maryland, hold up signs as they join their parents during a news conference of immigrant families and children’s advocates responding to President

Mining Gold, Undermining Democracy

Neither foreign investors nor unelected tribunals deserve the power to trump democratically elected leaders. By Robin Broad and John Cavanagh A tribunal in Washington, D.C. that nobody elected recently issued a verdict that potentially hinders the democratic rights of millions of people.