by Patrick O. Strickland | Jan 26, 2026 | American Imperialism, Donald Trump, Europe, immigration, Nicolás Maduro, Op-Ed, Palestine, Renee Nicole Good, Trump Administration, UNHCR, US Mexico border, Venezuela
After a year of gutting the United States government, deploying armed jackboots to American cities, and bombing at least seven countries, the Trump administration kicked off 2026 by invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. In the wake of that assault, President Trump doubled down on his abandonment of the isolationist positions he once supposedly…
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by Elena Bruess | Jan 24, 2026 | Border, Border Patrol, Environment, immigration, News, Rio Grande, US Mexico border
As a child, Michelle Serrano would take trips to Boca Chica with her grandmother. From her home in Brownsville, the drive ran east through Texas wetlands and countryside before landing on miles of beach, stretching far down the Gulf Coast just above the U.S.-Mexico border. They’d spend the day there, swimming, laying out — which didn’t cost anything, unlike at South Padre Island to the north.
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