Category: IN THE NEWS
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Immigration Under Trump in the Reelection Era
In his second administration, Donald Trump has made a variety of efforts to dramatically reshape immigration in the United States. Here’s a breakdown of Trump’s major immigration moves since reelection. Birthright Citizenship The 14th Amendment states that anyone born within the United States is automatically granted citizenship. On his first…
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Namibia’s Genocide Remembrance Day
Namibia held its first Genocide Remembrance Day on May 28, 2025 to commemorate the genocide of the Nama and Herero people by German colonisers during the early 20th century. This is the first time that an official memorial has been held in spite of Namibia having been an independent democracy…
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Standing Vigil
When I wrote my last piece for Reclamation Magazine in November last year, I had just been to a protest march in Cape Town. I was actively collecting what I called “pebbles of hope”, hoping that our shared humanity would bring an end to the merciless killing of thousands of…
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On Gaza
Featured Image: Ash Hayes . . . It’s October 15, and in just seven days, more than two thousand Palestinians have been killed. Many more are injured. Entire families have been erased from a city. Israel has ordered an evacuation of Gaza, as hospitals struggle to treat the wounded, the…