Obama is moving towards imprisoning children and teenagers that cross the US border without papers.

The crucial point is that it is feasible to expel these people without keeping them in prison while their cases are decided.

If the US wants fewer minors from Central America to cross the border, it might be more effective to run a campaign to inform the public in Central America that getting over the US border does not, as they have been told, give you permission to stay in the US.

Genetically modified corn and soy have created a web of harmful consequences not anticipated when they were first used.

Meriam Ibrahim got a passport from South Sudan because her husband is from there. So Sudan has charged her with "forging a passport".

This charge is absurd even denying the passport's validity. It represents malice, nothing more.

How the US is Fueling Military Repression in Honduras.

Warning: the FBI's new biometric database threatens Americans with total tracking on the street.