Politics, Profits, and the Privatization of Immigration Enforcement” Nearly 90% of all ICE Detention facilities are owned by two large defense contractors: GEO Group and CivicCorp. The net profits of

The Power, Profits, and Global Controversy of Monsanto” Monsanto, now a subsidiary of Bayer (yes, the same ones who provide your Aspirin), is an agricultural juggernaut. Profits in the last

History, Class, and the Politics of Memory Many people may wonder how so many Hispanics in the US are MAGA Republicans. There is a historical explanation. Mexicans such as my

but you most certainly see us on your local block and in the Barrio with ice cream trucks, taco and tamale stands, selling elote and flowers, collecting recyclables and wooden

Contrary to today’s popular stereotypes, broadcasted especially by Trump and the far Right, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, and Caribbean people’s are a resourceful, hardworking, resilient, and warm people. We

Over 300 years after the birth of capitalism, we continue to hear arguments put forth by economists, politicians, bureaucrats, and pundits, in favor of “free market” capitalism. These proponents argue

if they are so barbaric and ruthless, then how is it that now that of all living hostages that were released, we have not heard them speak out about the

Transnational Monopoly capitalism along with the entire Western Financial system are two of the chief material driving forces responsible for both the macro prosperity of the US, Europe, and others

Which possesses the capital as well as the leverage as such a huge conglomerate, to largely influence rent prices and real estate values in an upward direction, while simultaneously outbidding