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Articles & op-eds, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, United States

The U.S. is wrapping its border wall around the world

From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation The driver of the passenger van pulled onto the shoulder of the road, looked back, and said, “there’s an immigration checkpoint up ahead. Does everyone have their papers?” We…

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Articles & op-eds, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Infrastructures of Empire, Mexico, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, United States

Over 7,000 bodies have been found at the U.S.-Mexican border since the ’90s

And that’s an underestimate By Todd Miller (independent journalist) Republished from The Nation At first, I thought I had inadvertently entered an active war zone. I was on a lonely two-lane road in southern New Mexico heading for El Paso, Texas. Off to the side of the road, hardly concealed behind some desert shrubs, I…

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