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Ciudad Juarez

Posted inCurrent Events, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

The City I Love Is Destroying Itself

by Nicole Antebi November 16, 2018October 19, 2022

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Posted inCurrent Events, Editor's Pick, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews

The City I Love Is Destroying Itself

by Nicole Antebi November 16, 2018October 19, 2022

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout

Father of Migrants

by Alice Driver June 29, 2017October 19, 2022

“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout, Story

Father of Migrants

by Alice Driver June 29, 2017October 19, 2022

“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story

El Padre de Los Migrantes

by Alice Driver June 1, 2017October 19, 2022

“Cuando se trata del cuerpo humano todo puede ser objeto de tráfico. Los migrantes son un producto en un sistema que los separa en partes lucrativas, hasta que muchas veces no queda nada.”

Posted inBlog Post, Books, Commentary, Nonfiction

Talking to Alice Driver About Violence Against Women in Juárez

by juliawick February 3, 2016October 19, 2022

Alice Driver, a filmmaker, writer and photographer whose work focuses on human rights, feminism, and activism, has written extensively about Juárez.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction

The Story of Vicente, Who Murdered His Mother, His Father, and His Sister

by Dustin Kurtz December 29, 2015October 19, 2022

What’s one more crime in the murder capital of the world?

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

The Story of Vicente, Who Murdered His Mother, His Father, and His Sister

by Dustin Kurtz December 29, 2015October 19, 2022

What’s one more crime in the murder capital of the world?

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