Immigration

February 19, 2021

Top of The World: The Biden administration on Thursday set out to rejoin talks with Iran and opened the possibility of returning to the nuclear deal brokered under the Obama administration. And, lawmakers and President Biden released their immigration plan offering a path to citizenship for most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US. Also, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory successfully landed Perseverance, the latest robotic craft to explore Mars.

Movement

Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero: 'We use music to talk about the things that are hard to talk about'

The World

February 18, 2021

As part of "Movement,” an ongoing series from The World about the lives and work of immigrant musicians, Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero recounts conversations with fellow musicians in Ethiopia about the unifying role of music and culture amid the conflict in Tigray.

Human rights

Public art honoring Egyptian American Moustafa Kassem sends universal human rights message

The World

February 18, 2021

“His name will be remembered not just as a failure of US foreign policy, but to remind people that it's not just him," says Mohammad Soltan, founder of the Freedom Initiative.

Extremism

Is France ‘sleepwalking' into voting for the far-right?

The World

February 17, 2021

As France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen attempts to distance her party from extremism, she appears to be performing well in the polls.

Displacement

Hundreds of Black families in Brazil could be evicted to make way for space base expansion

The World

February 16, 2021

As part of a 2019 agreement with the US, Brazil is looking to expand its space base, but it could mean evicting hundreds of Black families from their ancestral lands.

Migration

Immigrants, rights activists call on Biden to end private detention

The World

February 10, 2021

Advocates say that ending the migrant detention system is one more piece of the puzzle in achieving racial justice and ending migrant abuse.

Immigration

This Honduran lawyer reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. It involves difficult road trips — and detective work.

The World

February 04, 2021

So far, much of the burden of finding families has been on nonprofits and lawyers like Dora Melara, who often start with very little information and have to rely on the kindness of strangers to track people down.

Biden administration

Biden expands quick bid to undo Trump's immigration policies

Associated Press

February 02, 2021

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced steps to address harm to thousands of families that were separated at the US-Mexico border, expanding efforts to quickly undo relentless changes to immigration policy over the last four years.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Cities suffer when the 1% leave

Innovation Hub

February 01, 2021

Why many of us lose when the wealthiest move out of high-tax cities.

Every 30 Seconds

What impact will Latino voters have on North Carolina in the future?

The World

January 29, 2021

Political organizers in North Carolina are looking to Arizona and Georgia for inspiration on how to turn the state from red to blue in presidential elections moving forward.

Immigration

Biden administration to return to Iran talks

Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero: 'We use music to talk about the things that are hard to talk about'

Public art honoring Egyptian American Moustafa Kassem sends universal human rights message

Is France ‘sleepwalking' into voting for the far-right?

Hundreds of Black families in Brazil could be evicted to make way for space base expansion

Immigrants, rights activists call on Biden to end private detention

This Honduran lawyer reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. It involves difficult road trips — and detective work.

Biden expands quick bid to undo Trump's immigration policies

Cities suffer when the 1% leave

What impact will Latino voters have on North Carolina in the future?

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