Tim Rogers

Calling Trump's speech 'presidential' is the first step to normalizing fascism

Donald Trump comes in several different shades of orange. He can appear as a braggart power broker, a pouty…

Community defends beloved Mexican man scheduled for deportation on Valentine's Day

(Update: A federal immigration officer granted Felipe a stay of removal on Feb. 14, according to his lawyer. Felipe…

2/13/17

Una comunidad se une para defender a un mexicano que podría ser deportado en el Día de San Valentín

DURHAM, Carolina del Norte — Felipe Molina podría acabar con el corazón roto en el Día de San Valentín.

2/1/17

The tyranny of Trump's unsigned executive orders

For a guy who has lived his whole life in the United States, Donald Trump has a pretty rudimentary grasp of…

1/27/17

Dejemos que Trump construya su muro. Entre antes mejor. Y que le ponga su nombre

De niño la realidad y el arte influyeron mis conceptos sobre los muros fronterizos.

1/25/17

Let Trump build a border wall and put his name on it. The sooner the better

When I was a kid, my concept of border walls was informed in equal measures by reality and art.

1/20/17

How Ivanka could still launch a political career even if her dad's presidency ends in disgrace

Donald Trump has moved out of his golden New York penthouse and into public housing in Washington, DC. It's part of…

1/16/17

We're about to entrust the presidency to a man experts say is unfit for jury duty

With less than a week to go before Donald Trump brings his personal brand of arbitrary plutocratic twittertarianism…

1/13/17

Killing wet-foot, dry-foot policy is a step forward without making progress

The jungle outpost of Puerto Obaldia looked like a giant outdoor boarding gate for the world's smallest airport.

12/14/16

Latin American revolutionaries have some urgent advice for dealing with Trump

Latin American revolutionaries have some battle-tested advice for how to deal with Donald Trump: Get organized. Get…

11/17/16

Venezuelan airport turns into wild scene as authorities detain billionaire businessman

The owner of Venezuela's largest food and beverage company, Empresas Polar, was detained by airport authorities…

11/7/16

The absurdity of changing money in the world's stupidest economy

There are only three legitimate reasons you would ever have a heaping pile of cash sitting on your kitchen table: 1)…

11/5/16

Think the U.S. election has been a dumpster fire? Try voting in Nicaragua

Somewhere at a palatial banquet table in a gaudy seaside mansion guarded by an excessive police detail, Sandinista…

11/2/16

Obama tells North Carolina the 'fate of the Republic' is in your hands. Don't screw it up

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—There are advantages and disadvantages to living in a key battleground state. The advantage is…

10/27/16

This woman could go back to jail a second time for having a miscarriage

(Updated on 10/27: San Salvador's Third Criminal Chamber has absolved María Teresa Rivera. She is free.)

10/25/16

Petition to get Bob Uecker in World Series broadcast booth nears 50K signatures

History will be made on the baseball diamond tonight when two of the Major League's hungriest and most exciting ball…

10/24/16

Latina Contra Trump sisters say internet fame comes with new responsibilities

Ceci Cardelle got a hero's welcome when she walked into the halls of Salisbury High School in North Carolina on…

10/19/16

Venezuela's president is the absolute worst at Facebook Live

Venezuela's hapless president has found something else he sucks at. And it's not from a lack of trying.

10/18/16

How the U.S. could turn Tijuana into the next Little Haiti

TIJUANA—Gerald carries a small photo of his wife next to the fold of foreign bills he’s collected from the 10…

10/17/16

Republicans at firebombed N.C. office aren't happy with Trump's tweet

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.—It's been slightly more than 24 hours since somebody threw a molotov cocktail through the front…

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