Arizona's desert crosses

What are the consequences of the Church of England's historic slave plantations in Barbados today? Theologian Robert Beckford considers why and how the Church's missionary arm, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, got involved in the slavery business. He travels to Barb ...  Show more

What are the consequences of the Church of England's historic slave plantations in Barbados today? Theologian Robert Beckford considers why and how the Church's missionary arm, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, got involved in the slavery business. He travels to Barb ...  Show more

Javier Zamora travelled alone from El Salvador to the US when he was just nine years old.He had been living with relatives after his parents migrated to the US, but longed to be in his mother’s arms. His parents hired a ‘coyote’, or people smuggler, to bring him across the border ...  Show more

Cactus, Grand Canyon et immigration illégale... Dans ce nouvel épisode d'Une Lettre d'Amérique, cap sur l'Arizona. Cet État du sud-ouest des États-Unis est l'archétype des grands espaces, mais il est aussi représentatif des grands changements électoraux dans le pays, de ces États ...  Show more

While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De León happened upon something he didn't expect to get left behind: a human arm, stripped of flesh.

This macabre discovery sent him reeling, need ...

Au moins 853 migrants sont morts à la frontière entre les États-Unis et le Mexique en 2022. C’est le double des années précédentes et un bon nombre de ces décès survient dans le désert de Sonora, en Arizona. Empêchés par les politiques migratoires de plus en plus restrictives, le ...  Show more