Articles by: Aviva Chomsky

August 19, 2021

Viewpoint: The recent protests in Cuba provoked a predictable slew of blanket denunciations of “the Left.” But we can’t understand what’s going on in Cuba without looking at the U.S. role.

March 15, 2018

It’s crucial not to be swept away by Trump’s Manichaean view of the world when it comes to immigration.

April 25, 2017

How Trump's policies on deportations build off - and diverge from - his predecessors.

December 14, 2016

A growing coalition of worker and immigration activists are demanding that President Obama issue a general pardon for immigration status infractions. 

March 13, 2008

Reflecting on Cuba’s Fidel Castro stepping down from power in February, U.S. newspapers relied on several worn-out themes and stereotypes that disparage Castro, gloss over U.S. aggression against Cuba, and idealize capitalism. News articles on Cuba often promote these themes and stereotypes through assumption, suggestion, and innuendo, blithely ignoring investigation, analysis, or evidence.

March 5, 2008

Reflecting on Cuba's Fidel Castro stepping down from power in February, U.S. newspapers relied on several worn-out themes and stereotypes that disparage Castro, gloss over U.S. aggression against Cuba, and idealize capitalism.