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ICE Is Sending People to a Prison in Africa’s Only Absolute Monarchy
Oct 8, 2025

ICE Is Sending People to a Prison in Africa’s Only Absolute Monarchy

Eswatini, the landlocked nation formerly known as Swaziland, is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy. It is the kind of place where King Mswati III—who took the throne as an 18-year-old four decades ago—can warn in a speech, as he did in 2023, that nobody should “complain if mercenaries kill” political activists. When one of the […]

One Woman’s Quest to Reclaim the Ugly History of Black Maternal Health
Oct 8, 2025

One Woman’s Quest to Reclaim the Ugly History of Black Maternal Health

A decade or so ago, to help pay the bills, the artist-activist Michelle Browder started giving human-rights tours of Montgomery, Alabama, the city where her family has deep roots. Riding around in a red-and-white trolley, she would delve into the uncomfortable historical truths that many people she encountered either didn’t know about or preferred to […]

How the Border Patrol Uses Rodeos to Recruit
Oct 8, 2025

How the Border Patrol Uses Rodeos to Recruit

The young man sitting on the compact metal bullpen at the rodeo in Uvalde, Texas, hardly looks old enough to drive. But in the saddle, he appears confident; the boy growls and beats his chest. At the sound of the buzzer, the 1,500-pound bull explodes into the arena, the crowd cheers, and he holds on […]