High Country News

Is the Latino electorate finally beginning to make its mark?

If Democrats succeed in an improbable coup -- winning a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, and making the state competitive for Obama -- they’ll have Latino voters to thank.

by Ray Ring, Oct 28, 2012
Raul Grijalva relishes a good fight

Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva loves fighting for old-fashioned liberal causes like immigration rights, the environment, unions and strong social programs

by Renee Guillory, Jul 24, 2006
The lessons of Butte, Montana

During the labor struggles of the early 20th century, rough-and-tumble Butte, Mont., survived as a community because of -- rather than despite -- its ethnic diversity.

by Edwin Dobb, Dec 15, 2010
Us and them vs. all the rest

During the labor struggles of the early 20th century, rough-and-tumble Butte, Mont., survived as a community because of -- rather than despite -- its ethnic diversity.

by Edwin Dobb, Nov 02, 2010
Fields of dreams

"Farmworker Reality Tours" teach citizens about the lives of California's migrant farmworkers.

by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Nov 01, 2010
I think we're all anchor babies on this bus

If we're no longer considered U.S. citizens by birthright, then how do we know we're citizens at all?

by Diane Sylvain, Sep 13, 2010
An improbable candidate runs in Arizona

You've probably never even heard of John Dougherty, the dauntless Democratic journalist who hopes to challenge John McCain for U.S. Senate.

by John Mecklin, Aug 17, 2010
Unwelcome home

Chih Tsung Kao, 24, has lived -- and thrived -- in Boulder, Colo., since age four. But with no path to citizenship, he now faces an uncertain future in Taiwan.

by Leslie Dodson, Aug 15, 2010
British writer tackles border politics

British author Bella Pollen’s new novel, Midnight Cactus, looks at Arizona’s border issues through the eyes of an upper-class English newcomer who has left her executive husband and sought refuge in a ghost town.

by Julie Foster, May 14, 2007
The Forgotten Mesa

Without basic services, life on Pajarito Mesa is all about surviving.

by Cally Carswell, Feb 05, 2010