• About Us
  • Register
  • Things to do
  • Support community journalism
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Policy (US)
  • Privacy Statement (US)
  • Disclaimer
  • Crater Community Radio
    • About Crater Radio
    • Crater Radio Schedule
    • Shows
      • Children’s Programming
      • Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater
        • About Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater
        • Mary Farfisa Episodes
        • Mary Farfisa Musical Aftershows
        • Mary Farfisa Comic Strips
        • Mary Farfisa Coloring Books
        • Mary Farfisa Videos
        • Unique ‘Mary Farfisa’ Episode, A River In Space, touches on old age, Alzheimer’s
      • #goodnightflagstaff
      • Audio Offerings
      • Dexter’s Lab
      • Dharma Wheel
      • Musical Mosaic
      • Musical Stories
      • Timezona
  • News
  • Politics
  • Environment
  • Editorial/opinon
    • From the Plateau
    • Off the Plateau
    • Opinion
    • Political Cartoons

Category: Arizona Legislature

Posted in Arizona Legislature News Voter suppression

Hobbs calls for expanded voting rights, blasts GOP election proposals

From the Wire February 4, 2021

“Some of these lawmakers are trying to rehash the debunked theories about the 2020 election as an excuse to limit access to voting and it’s shameful,” Hobbs said during a conference hosted by the Voter Protection…

Click to read full article
Posted in Arizona Arizona Legislature Education funding News Public Policy

Arizona education funding may be sent out of state

Naima Schuller February 18, 2020

If a few Arizona senators have their way we could be sending our education tax dollars out of state. Senate Bill 1224 would be the only voucher program that designates money for out of state schools…

Click to read full article

Tag cloud

2020 elections ACORN Bailout 2020 Black Lives Matter Business Climate change community Community Organizing Coronavirus Corporate shenanigans Courts Domestic Military Intervention Elections energy Environment Health health care ICE immigration Indigenous peoples Investigations Justice Labor Mitch McConnell steps in it Off the Plateau On the border Organizing Police brutality Police Riot Policing Politics Public Health Race for the White House Racism Rathke Restart 2021 Right Wing Militias Safety Net Science supplemental unemployment The Conversation Trump steps in it Vote suppression wash your hands Wire
“Can you remember who you were,
before the world told you who
you should be.”
–Charles Bukowski

VIDEO stories

COVID-19 impacts Nogales/ border economy

How Ajo saved itself from the COVID-19 food crisis

Small Signs: A Protest In Flagstaff, Arizona

Watch: how to cut hospital bills

Flagstaff, Ariz   This summer there were over 50 marches, actions, and demonstrations in Flagstaff, Arizona sparked as elsewhere in the country by the death early this summer of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Documentarian Levi Stallings spent hours taking and compiling video from the Flagstaff actions and sit down conversations with residents from all walks of life. Read more, see the video here…

“Years of Repair”: video

The film— entitled "Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair"— is a sequel to last year's "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" and runs with the idea that the year 2020 became an "historic turning point" for the world, one in which "the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism drive us to build back a better society in which no one is sacrificed, and everyone is essential." (Image: The Leap/The Intercept/Illustration by Moll Crabapple)

How are you affected by right wing extremists? Help us write the news

Be your life

“Your life is your life. Don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission. Be on the watch. There are ways out. There is light somewhere. It may not be much light but it beats the darkness. Be on the watch. The gods will offer you chances. Know them. Take them. You can’t beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. And the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. Your life is your life. Know it while you have it. You are marvelous. The gods wait to delight in you.”
Charles Bukowski

Small Signs reviews

‘Small Signs’, a powerful look at the underbelly of a tourist town
Meteor Staff 2020-10-23
by Madrone Kalil Schutten, Ph.D., Guest column for the Meteor Friday, October 23, 2020 Small Signs: A Protest in Flagstaff, Arizona is a documentary on the pulse of the second wave of the civil rights movement. Levi Stallings’ film hones in on the eruption of dissent incited by the murders of Ahmaud Arbery (February 23rd), Breonna Taylor (March 13th) and...

Search The Meteor

You’re Fired!

Sections

Environment

Environment-News

Arizona study examines health risks faced by female firefighters
From the Wire 2021-04-15
By Emma Ascott/Cronkite News April 15, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30918" align="alignright" width="484"] After giving birth to her first child, Phoenix Fire...
With enough political will, all new US car and truck sales can be electric by 2035: study says
Mac England 2021-04-15
"Every year America stalls... we miss the ever-narrowing window to address the climate crisis and ensure a livable planet." by...
Greenpeace says Japan’s plan to contaminate Pacific Ocean with Fukushima water would violate international law
From the Wire 2021-04-13
"The government has taken the wholly unjustified decision to deliberately contaminate the Pacific Ocean with radioactive wastes." by Kenny Stancil,...
Renewable energy smashes records in 2020
From the Wire 2021-04-05
'A Remarkable Story of Resilience and Hope "There is a huge amount to be done... The international community must look...
Cancel all coal projects to have ‘fighting chance’ against climate crisis, says UN chief
From the Wire 2021-03-03
"Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5...
Lawsuit Reveals New Allegations Against PG&E Contractor Accused of fraud
From the Wire 2021-02-26
Former PG&E employees are accused of taking bribes to funnel business to a waste-hauling company. by Scott Morris, Bay City...

Environment-Water

America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
From the Wire 2021-03-17
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of...
‘It’s like nobody cares’: After two weeks without running water, Jackson, Miss. pleads for help
From the Wire 2021-03-02
"Water is a basic necessity and it just brought a lot of frustration, anger, and disappointment," said one of the...
Getting the lead out
Wade Rathke Meteor Columnist 2020-09-29
by Wade Rathke September 29, 2020 New Orleans   We have to take progress where we can get it in...
New report details flooding/contamination risks at uranium mine near Grand Canyon
Meteor Staff 2020-05-01
April 28, 2020 Flagstaff, Ariz.    The Grand Canyon Trust reports serious problems at the Canyon Mine uranium mine south of...
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
From the Wire 2020-04-30
Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr by  Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI and Joseph D. Ortiz, Kent State...
Pandemic shines a light on critical water issues — 40% of the Navajo Nation lacks running water, will Congress fund solutions?
From the Wire 2020-04-19
Clean water is essential during the COVID-19 health crisis, but so far Congress hasn’t directed funds to help water utilities...

Donate to the Meteor today!

Donate

Sustainability

With enough political will, all new US car and truck sales can be electric by 2035: study says
2021-04-15
"Every year America stalls... we miss the ever-narrowing window to address the climate crisis and ensure a livable planet." by Jake Johnson, staff writer Thursday, April 15, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30903" align="alignleft" width="300"] An electric vehicle is plugged in at a charging station in a parking lot...
A view of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains on March 23, 2021 in Kern County.
Renewable energy smashes records in 2020
2021-04-05
'A Remarkable Story of Resilience and Hope "There is a huge amount to be done... The international community must look to this trend as a source of inspiration to go further." by Kenny Stancil, staff writer April 5, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30825" align="aligncenter" width="955"] A view of...
Cancel all coal projects to have ‘fighting chance’ against climate crisis, says UN chief
2021-03-03
"Phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5 degree goal." by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Wednesday, March 3, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30483" align="aligncenter" width="955"] In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, wind turbines stand adjacent to a coal-fired...
The Gift of Ecological Humility
2021-02-27
These Afro-Indigenous practices challenge ideas of human supremacy. “I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour.” —George Washington Carver, Tuskegee University, 1930 by Leah Penniman 6 MIN READ February 16, 2021 In my early 20s,...
Savannah and Sam Peyton, who were without power for days last week, huddle in multiple layers under a sleeping bag at their home in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night, Feb. 18, 2021. Temperatures plummeted to the teens and single digits across Texas, and at least 58 have died in storm-affected areas across the country from causes including carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia. Credit: Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux
“Power companies get exactly what they want”: How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
2021-02-23
Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again they furthered the interests of large electricity providers. by Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier and Vianna Davila, ProPublica/Tx Tribune Tuesday, February 23, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30287" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Savannah and Sam Peyton, who...
Reclaiming our common home: expand the commons to include everything we need
2021-02-18
Ecological civilization is based on the consciousness that we are part of the Earth, not her masters, conquerors, or owners. by Vandana Shiva Thursday, February 18, 2021 [caption id="attachment_30186" align="aligncenter" width="955"] The planet is 70% water. Our bodies are 70% water. Water is the ecological basis...
Shutterstock
Planet Plastic
2021-01-29
The vast tonnage of this trash increases every minute, with an afterlife lasting centuries. by Jim Hightower, Other Words January 27, 2021 [caption id="attachment_29782" align="alignright" width="554"] Shutterstock[/caption] What do your toothbrush and your running shoes have in common? Plastic. We now live on Planet Plastic, where...
Biden praised for pause on drilling leases
2021-01-21
"Let's Turn This 'Temporary Halt' to Permanent Ban" "The federal oil and gas program is nothing but an injustice," said Jeremy Nichols of WildEarth Guardians. by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Thursday, January 21 [caption id="attachment_29484" align="aligncenter" width="955"] "Banning new development of oil and gas on federal...
Cheaper solar power means low-income families can also benefit – with the right kind of help
2021-01-20
"Until recently, rooftop solar panels were a clean energy technology that only wealthy Americans could afford. But prices have dropped, thanks mostly to falling costs for hardware, as well as price declines for installation and other “soft” costs. Today hundreds of thousands of middle-class households across...
Trump’s big gamble to gut US power plant emissions rules fails in court, opening door for powerful new climate rules
2021-01-20
by Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The day before Joe Biden’s inauguration, he got a big judicial win for his climate agenda. The case involved plans for cutting power plant emissions and a big gamble by the Trump administration. Nearly a...

Defenders

5 things to know about plastic pollution and how to stop it
2020-12-06
Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide. by Tara Lohan, The Revelator December 3, 2020   [caption id="attachment_27986" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Plastic pollution lines a Singapore beach. Photo: Vaidehi Shah, (CC BY...

Jamal Kashoggi

Image of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi projected on the wall of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. on October 2, 2020, the second anniversary of his assassination. (Photo: Amnesty International/Twitter)

Archives

Food Bank Delivers

Food Bank Deliveries
Click image for more details

Listen to Crater Radio

Broadcast Status: Hector Amarante Cordova is in the Crater studios along the Rio de Flag with Tossing Songs Off The Mesa ... Crater Radio, the place to wind down from the tweets... Crater Radio is Community Radio from the Colorado Plateau. Bringing music, news, opinion, and cultural currents from Northern Irezona and around the world. (All times US Mountain Standard Time)

Most Read & Watched

  • With enough political will, all new US car and truck sales can be electric by 2035: study says
  • “No good choices”: HHS Is cutting safety corners to move migrant kids out of overcrowded facilities
  • Biden's embrace of Trump-era fentanyl ban 'threatens to repeat past missteps,' critics warn
  • Dharma Wheel
  • Trump threatens violent police crackdown against 'any protesters' who gather to denounce him in Tulsa
  • 719 billionaires now own four times more wealth than poorest 165 million Americans combined
  • One World "We Are One" video
  • Musical Mosaic
  • Giffords, congressional Democrats call for action on gun reform bills
  • Senator demands HHS official Michael Caputo be fired for deranged 'sedition' rant against CDC scientists

Meteor Weather

in Depth

5 years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions

2020-12-13
Even if every country meets its commitments, the world will still be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees Celsius this century, a new UNEP report shows.  Kevin...
Full story here...

The Marshall Islands could be wiped out by climate change – and their colonial history limits their ability to save themselves

2020-12-13

Why shielding businesses from coronavirus liability is a bad idea

2020-12-13

This type of sexual harassment on campus often goes overlooked

2020-11-26

Has Donald Trump had his Joe McCarthy moment?

2020-11-06

How QAnon uses satanic rhetoric to set up a narrative of ‘good vs. evil’

2020-10-20

Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism

2020-10-18

279,700 extra deaths in US so far this year

2020-10-14

Americans aren’t worried about white nationalism in the military – because they don’t know it’s there

2020-10-08

Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize – not just rules for what they can’t do

2020-09-16

Disaster work is often carried out by prisoners – who get paid as little as 14 cents an hour despite dangers

2020-09-15

The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free

2020-08-28

Why police unions are not part of the American labor movement

2020-08-25

What’s in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?

2020-08-21

After the civil rights era, white Americans failed to support systemic change to end racism. Will they now?

2020-08-13

Off the wire

Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica, source images: Shaun Griswold and Marjorie Childress/New Mexico in Depth, Ewingdo via Wikimedia Commons and Nathan Gibbs via Flickr
The Two Hospitals Have Similar Infant Death Rates — Until You Look at Extremely Premature Babies
From the Wire
Lax state oversight leaves unanswered questions about the deaths of extremely preterm babies at Albuquerque’s Lovelace Women’s Hospital, which markets...
How to file your state and federal taxes for free in 2021
From the Wire
by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica, Justin Elliott and Karim Doumar The ProPublica Free Tax Guide Free, Fact-Checked Tax Information. That's...
America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
From the Wire
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of...
National Guard soldiers patrol the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., on March 6. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
6 Questions officials still haven’t answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack
From the Wire
More than 15 hours of testimony failed to answer fundamental questions about the Capitol attack. Among them: Why national security...
After a wave of violent threats against election workers, Georgia sees few arrests
From the Wire
For nearly a year, election administrators across the country weathered the pandemic while facing attacks and threats — leading many...
Savannah and Sam Peyton, who were without power for days last week, huddle in multiple layers under a sleeping bag at their home in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night, Feb. 18, 2021. Temperatures plummeted to the teens and single digits across Texas, and at least 58 have died in storm-affected areas across the country from causes including carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia. Credit: Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux
“Power companies get exactly what they want”: How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
From the Wire
Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again they furthered the interests of...
“I don’t trust the people above me”: Riot squad cops open up about disastrous response to Capitol insurrection
From the Wire
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at...
Evidence used by prosecutors in Steven Carrillo’s case included a patch of the Boogaloo flag on a ballistic vest found in a vehicle registered to him. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California)
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government.
From the Wire
ProPublica and FRONTLINE have identified more than twenty members with ties to the armed forces. by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and...
ProPublica and The Pudding offer scholarships to help pay for your journalism expenses in 2021.
From the Wire
25 scholarships to help you attend a journalism conference and/or to support your work. by Adriana Gallardo, Ash Ngu and...
How Operation Warp Speed created vaccination chaos
From the Wire
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from...
Over 500 videos, inside the Capitol Riot: what the Parler videos reveal
From the Wire
The trove of more than 500 videos recovered from a largely pro-Trump social platform provides a uniquely immersive account of...
Memphis-area residents without internet must wait days for vaccination appointments, while others go to the front of the line
From the Wire
The county’s decision to prioritize vaccinations for internet users — and its failure to set aside any appointments for callers...
Members of several well-known hate groups identified at Capitol riot
From the Wire
A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017...
Domestic Terrorism: A more urgent threat, but weaker laws
From the Wire
Authorities dissuaded some extremists from traveling to Washington, and shared intelligence with Capitol Police, but could not stop the mob...
Capitol rioters planned for weeks in plain sight. The police weren’t ready.
From the Wire
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed. by Logan Jaffe, Lydia...
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price.
From the Wire
Rural communities in Oregon paid millions of dollars for clean, safe drinking water because the state didn’t protect their watersheds...
“Those of us who don’t die are going to quit”: A crush of patients, dwindling supplies and the nurse who lost hope
From the Wire
Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her N95 for several...
After a violent crime, Arizona promised reforms for people with developmental disabilities. It has yet to deliver.
From the Wire
After a woman with developmental disabilities was raped and gave birth to a child in a state home, a task...
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired
From the Wire
Alice Stebbins was hired to fix the finances of California’s powerful utility regulator. She was fired after finding $200 million...
Inside Trump and Barr’s last-minute killing spree
From the Wire
Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications. ProPublica obtained court records showing how the outgoing administration...
Giffords, congressional Democrats call for action on gun reform bills
From the Wire
“We are at a crossroads,” Giffords said. “We can let the shooting continue, or we can act.” By Ryan Knappenberger, Cronkite...
“No good choices”: HHS Is cutting safety corners to move migrant kids out of overcrowded facilities
From the Wire
After ignoring signs that shelters were filling quickly, agencies are scrambling to get thousands of kids out of Border Patrol...
5 gun bills – 3 from Democrats – are on different paths in the Arizona Legislature
From the Wire
By Ethan Kispert Cronkite News Guns are ingrained in the Arizona psyche, from the legendary Shootout at the OK Corral...
Rights defenders decry advancement of Oklahoma anti-protest bills
From the Wire
'The OK Legislature Wants Us Dead' The head of the state's ACLU accused Oklahoma lawmakers of "attempting to silence the...
Jayapal calls for crackdown on wealthiest after IRS chief says tax evasion costs US $1 trillion a year
From the Wire
"We don't just need a wealth tax, we also need to give the IRS the tools it needs to make...
Biden’s embrace of Trump-era fentanyl ban ‘threatens to repeat past missteps,’ critics warn
From the Wire
One expert urged policymakers to "rethink these efforts to double down on fear-based, enforcement-first approaches, and instead invest in public...
719 billionaires now own four times more wealth than poorest 165 million Americans combined
From the Wire
"Congress should act to restore taxes on the wealthy and limit further democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power." by Jake...
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks to the media on the company's sustainability efforts on September 19, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
NLRB says Amazon firing of workers illegal retaliation
From the Wire
The workers are demanding better climate, labor policies. "It's clear that Amazon has been violating the law when it tries...
A view of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains on March 23, 2021 in Kern County.
Renewable energy smashes records in 2020
From the Wire
'A Remarkable Story of Resilience and Hope "There is a huge amount to be done... The international community must look...
How Black poets and writers gave a voice to ‘Affrilachia’
From the Wire
by  Amy M. Alvarez, West Virginia University and Jameka Hartley, University of Alabama April 4, 2021   ‘Untitled’ from the...
Biden endorses return to talking filibuster, Sinema mum
From the Wire
'Democracy Is Having a Hard Time Functioning' "That's what it was supposed to be." by Jake Johnson, staff writer Wednesday,...
America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
From the Wire
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of...
"Mitch McConnell, Filibuster King" by DonkeyHotey is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Critics say ‘scorched earth’ threat over Filibuster shows McConnell ‘getting scared’
From the Wire
"McConnell is clearly getting desperate as momentum grows to eliminate the filibuster as a weapon he can use to maintain...
‘They run on shrinking the vote’: Tens of millions threatened by GOP attack on voting
From the Wire
Democrats can eliminate the filibuster to pass legislation to stop voter suppression, said journalist Ari Berman, "or they can allow...
National Guard soldiers patrol the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., on March 6. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
6 Questions officials still haven’t answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack
From the Wire
More than 15 hours of testimony failed to answer fundamental questions about the Capitol attack. Among them: Why national security...
President Biden signs sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid relief package into law
From the Wire
"This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation—working people, middle-class folks,...
‘Don’t patronize me’: Katie Porter tears Into oil exec for claiming his industry doesn’t get special tax breaks
From the Wire
"The wonderful Rep. Katie Porter provides a signal moment in congressional history. And it's a sign of the weakening position...
House Passage of Historic Union Rights Bill Intensifies Pressure on Dem Senators to ‘Stop Hiding Behind’ Filibuster
From the Wire
"Once again, the key obstacle in the way of passing this legislation is the Jim Crow filibuster." by Jake Johnson,...
Schumer vows to push through ‘Republican obstruction’ and confirm Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary
From the Wire
The Senate majority leader said he "just filed cloture to move ahead" with the New Mexico congresswoman's nomination. by Brett...
Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts are obsessed – but very wrong – about the Byzantine Empire
From the Wire
Roland Betancourt, University of California, Irvine Sunday, March 7, 2021   Inspiration for a mob of angry white men?  Getty...

ICE & The Border Wall

Stories about ICE

Despite Biden moratorium, ICE and CBP deport hundreds
2021-02-02
'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately' "Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is...
Biden ban on new private prison contracts will not reach ICE detainees
2021-02-02
[caption id="attachment_29871" align="alignright" width="651"] President Joe Biden on Tuesday signs a memorandum strengthening nation-to-nation relationships and directing federal agencies to...
‘Know who didn’t get a F***ing Break? The children’: Outrage over Melania Trump’s recorded comments on imprisoned kids
2020-10-02
The first lady accused parents and children of lying about the violence they faced in their home countries and claimed...
Trump plan for pre-election ICE raids condemned as xenophobic and cruel ‘publicity stunt’
2020-09-30
"President Donald Trump, in need of another dose of fear to keep his sputtering reelection bid afloat, is now, officially,...
Activists help ICE detainee avoid deportation following alleged sterilization procedure at Georgia facility
2020-09-16
Pauline Binam, a Cameroonian who has lived in the U.S. since the age of two, was detained at an ICE...
Lawmakers demand probe into ‘horrifying’ allegations of neglect, mass hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center
2020-09-16
"These allegations are part of a larger pattern of reproductive injustices conducted by ICE officials." by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer...
ICE deported a woman who accused guards of sexual assault while the Feds were still investigating the incident
2020-09-16
The DHS and DOJ inspectors general are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted detainees in camera blind spots. DHS instructed...
Rights groups condemn ICE amid whistleblower’s allegations of unwarranted hysterectomies
2020-09-15
'Forced Sterilization Is Genocide' The complaint alleges numerous health and safety violations in regards to Covid-19 in addition a disturbing...
‘We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls’: Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster
2020-09-11
Internal emails show ICE rebuffed New Mexico public health officials offering to help contain COVID-19. by Patrick Michels and Laura...
ICE guards “systematically” sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say
2020-08-14
Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera “blind spots” and telling them that “no one would believe” them in ICE...

Stories about the Border Wall

Despite Biden moratorium, ICE and CBP deport hundreds
2021-02-02
'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately' "Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is...
Biden ban on new private prison contracts will not reach ICE detainees
2021-02-02
[caption id="attachment_29871" align="alignright" width="651"] President Joe Biden on Tuesday signs a memorandum strengthening nation-to-nation relationships and directing federal agencies to...
Biden’s path to citizenship for immigrants could face an uphill battle
2021-01-21
  by Ryan Knappenberger, Cronkite News Thursday, January 21 [caption id="attachment_29461" align="alignright" width="270"] President Joe Biden, shown here in a campaign...
New IG report, says ACLU, shows just how far Trump team ‘was willing to go to destroy’ immigrant families
2021-01-15
"Just when you think the Trump administration can't sink any lower, it does." by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Friday, January...
US detained migrant children for far longer than previously known
2020-11-29
Newly obtained data show that the U.S. government has detained nearly 1,000 migrant children for longer than one year since...
Trump races to weaken environmental and worker protections, and implement other last-minute policies, before Jan. 20
2020-11-27
The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a...
Lawyers can’t locate parents of 666 seized migrant children—121 more than previously believed
2020-11-10
[su_pullquote align="right"]This is an update from a previous story identifying 545 un-reunitable children.[/su_pullquote].    The children were separated from their families...
Trump got what he wanted at the border. Would Biden undo it?
2020-10-28
Democrats agree that Trump’s caused asylum-seekers unacceptable misery. But the goal of deterring people from migrating to the U.S. —...
‘Cruelty was always the plan’: pressed on mass family separations in final debate, Trump smears victims as ‘bad people’
2020-10-23
"The Trump immigration agenda is defined by cruelty: it's responsible for six children dying in cages, forced women into unnecessary...
Native American man shot protesting Trump border wall, others tear gassed, arrested by US agents on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
2020-10-13
"It's obscene and offensive to us that local and state governments move to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day while the federal...

Drought by John Whipple

Drought by John Whipple
Drought by John Whipple

Please contribute to our efforts!

Donate

Podcasts

Mary Farfisa is back!

 

Click to find out more

Mary Farfisa’s Outer Space Radio Theater

Novice Dancer on the Streams of Time – Part Two of ‘The Marvelous Music Box of Moxo Boxo.’

The Founders Sing “The Day Democracy Died”

Click image for video.

Copyright © 2021 The Meteor