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How Gleb Kovalev’s Karma Became a Haven for Refugee Artists and Outsiders

The underside of the Poniatowski Bridge has become a cultural hub for those who can't share their art anywhere else.
By Adam Robb

An Open Letter Signed by Hank Willis Thomas Asks the U.S. to Take in Afghan Artists

The letter asks that the U.S. "include cultural workers in the categories being used to refer at-risk Afghans for evacuation lists."
By Helen Holmes

How a Madison Square Park Monument Was Transformed to Honor Refugees of War

Video projection artist Krzysztof Wodiczko has turned Madison Square Park's statue of Admiral Farragut into a memorial of a different kind.
By Osman Can Yerebakan

Artist Chris Williams Sues After Seeing His Mural Used in an Ad Featuring Oprah

By Helen Holmes

Stephen Miller’s Uncle Slammed Him in a Politico Op-Ed and It’s Beautiful

By Helen Holmes
Central American migrants during the "Migrant Via Crucis" caravan, as they have breakfast at Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana, Mexico on April 17, 2018.

Trump’s Child Trauma Factories Will Worsen America’s MS-13 Problem

By Jack Crosbie
South Sudanese children fleeing from recent fighting in Lasu in South Sudan stand in a church after crossing the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 23, 2017.

South Sudan’s Civil War Puts 250,000 Children at ‘Imminent Risk of Death’

By Les Neuhaus
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Rex Tillerson Lays Out Syria Grand Strategy of Indefinite Military Occupation

By Davis Richardson
Serge Alain Nitegeka, Colour & Form XXXVII, 2017. Paint on wood, 43 1/4 x 74 5/8 in.

Serge Alain Nitegeka’s New Paintings and Sculptures Reflect on His Time as a Refugee

By Margaret Carrigan
Mayor Bill de Blasio signs bills limiting cooperation with immigration detainers. (Photo: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office)

De Blasio Says Pro-Immigrant Cities Must Define ‘Good, New Normal’

By Madina Toure
New York City Police Department counterterrorism officers stand guard outside the French Consulate, July 15, 2016 in New York City.

As Global Terrorism Climbs, Americans Are Levelheaded About Muslim Immigration

By John A. Tures
An abandoned dog is seen within the exclusion zone, about 6km away from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, on April 12, 2011 in Futaba Town , Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Japan's nuclear agency today confirmed that the crisis alert level has been raised to level 7, indicating a level of radiation equal to that of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

360 Film Gives Viewers First Look at Fukushima Exclusion Zone Art Show

By Alanna Martinez
Erasure

Erasure Takes on Brexit and Trump in the Name of Love

By Laura Studarus
Thousands of demonstrators protesting against President Nicolas Maduro's government march in Caracas on April 8, 2017.

The Opacity of Scale: How Numbers Blind Us to Meaning

By Sue Walsh
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Gillibrand Applauds Hawaii Judge Who Froze Trump’s Second Muslim Travel Ban

By Madina Toure
Iraqis gather at the al-Mansour square with Archbishop Louis Sako patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq during Christmas and New Years eve celebrations in Baghdad on December 31, 2016.

Don’t Let ISIS Run Christians Out of the Middle East

By Bridget Johnson
Could Pope Francis be Donald Trump's harshest Twitter critic?

Pope Francis’ Subtweets Might be the Best Trump Critiques Online

By John Bonazzo
The New York Immigration Coalition held a Valentine's Day rally in support of the country's immigrants in Foley Square.

Valentine’s Day Rally Spreads ‘Love’ to 680 People Taken in Trump Immigration Raids 

By Madina Toure
Meetup is helping protesters resist the Trump agenda.

This Social Network Temporarily Ceased Operations to Figure Out How to Defeat Trump

By John Bonazzo
Sinkane shot in his home in Brooklyn.

Sinkane Delivers the Multicultural Opus We Need for Our Chaotic Times

By Justin Joffe
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Trump Must Make a Linguist Exception for Special Immigration Visas

By Michael Kelvington
Soldiers of the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) celebrate while standing in trenches in Lelo, outside Malakal, South Sudan

These Four Growing Risks Threaten Global Stability

By Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz
Public Advocate Letitia James and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito participated in the "March for Immigrant New York" today organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.

Immigrant Activists and Pols Tell Donald Trump That They’re ‘Here to Stay’

By Madina Toure
ISIS child fighters about to execute Kurdish captives.

Terror Tots: We Must Prepare for the Child-Fighters of ISIS

By Micah Halpern
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