RSN: Masha Gessen | Trump's Opponents Aren't Arguing for "Open Borders" - but Maybe They Should



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Masha Gessen | Trump's Opponents Aren't Arguing for "Open Borders" - but Maybe They Should 
The Bridge of the Americas connects Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
Gessen writes: "Now seems like a good moment to admit that we don't know what we are talking about when it comes to immigration. President Trump has signed an executive order that is intended to stop the separation of families at the border, but not the policy of prosecuting and detaining everyone who is seen as crossing the border illegally."
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An immigrant rights rally in Washington, D.C. (photo: Andrew Stefan/RSN)
An immigrant rights rally in Washington, D.C. (photo: Andrew Stefan/RSN)



15 Actions That Can Shut Down Trump's Assault on Immigrant Families
Arun Gupta, YES! Magazine
Gupta writes: "Thwarting Donald Trump's war on immigrants and dismantling the vast deportation machine is possible. It won't be easy, but it has to be done."
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Antwon Rose: Hundreds Protest Police Killing of Unarmed Teen
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Chanting 'three shots in the back, how do you justify that?' hundreds have taken to the streets of the US city of Pittsburgh for a third night to condemn the police killing of an unarmed black teenager." 

In the poem, which was circulated on social media, Rose wrote: "I am confused and afraid. I wonder what path I will take. I hear that there's only two ways out. I see mothers bury their sons. I want my mom to never feel that pain. I am confused and afraid."
Rosfeld confirmed to local media that he had been sworn into the East Pittsburgh police department the night of the shooting. He said he had been working for the police department for three weeks, however, before the shooting occurred.




The water protectors holding their ground, fearless. (photo: Standing Rock Rising/Facebook)
The water protectors holding their ground, fearless. (photo: Standing Rock Rising/Facebook)

'He's a Political Prisoner': Standing Rock Activists Face Years in Jail
Sam Levin, Guardian UK
Levin writes: "Standing Rock saved Little Feather's life. Then the US government took it from him. Little Feather was one of thousands of Native Americans who traveled to North Dakota in 2016 to fight the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. "
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An execution chamber. (photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP)
An execution chamber. (photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP)

A Jury May Have Sentenced a Man to Death Because He's Gay. And the Justices Don't Care.
Ria Tabacco Mar, The New York Times
Tabacco Mar writes: "On Monday, the Supreme Court announced it would not stop South Dakota from killing a man who may have been sentenced to death because he is gay."
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Protesters in Guatemala. (photo: Santiago Billy/Comvite)
Protesters in Guatemala. (photo: Santiago Billy/Comvite)

Guatemala: Human Rights Ombudsman Says Government 'Indifferent' to Indigenous, Campesino Murders
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Guatemala's Human Rights Ombudsman, Jordan Rodas, highlighted President Jimmy Morales' 'indifference' to the wave of murders against Indigenous and Campesino social leaders in the country Thursday."
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Pollution from a factory. (photo: Reuters)
Pollution from a factory. (photo: Reuters)

Exxon's Sitting on Key Records Subpoenaed in Climate Fraud Investigation, NY Says
David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News
Hasemyer writes: "ExxonMobil has yet to turn over key financial records subpoenaed by state investigators over a year ago in a climate fraud inquiry, New York's attorney general told a judge in new court filings."
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