In a new afterword for her book The Death of Josseline: Immigration Stories from the Arizona-Mexico Borderlands, Margaret Regan talks about SB 1070 and the real human crisis facing Arizona. Read more →

Take a look at this week's updates in our Link Roundup. Read more →

Between 1880 and World War I, about 25 million Europeans immigrated to the United States. They did not have visas or passports. Aviva Chomsky debunks one of the stubbornest myths about immigration. Read more →

Danielle Ofri appreciated a pro-immigration this past Independence Day. Read more →

Steve Wilson (The Boys from Little Mexico) argues for the DREAM Act not only in the interest of the undocumented migrants, but also for the good of our country as a whole. Read more →

Some of this week's top Beacon author mentions. Read more →

The author of On the Courthouse Lawn says of Shirley Sherrod's speech that it "should be required listening for those who want to understand the arc of race and racism in America and the possibilities for redemption in this country." Read more →

Howard Bryant talks about the history of the Red Sox and how things have and haven't changed. Read more →

A compilation of our author's greatest achievements for the week. Read more →

Thoughts from the world of big media by the author of The Daddy Shift and editor of Are We Born Racist? Read more →

Most married same-sex couples think they have little in common with the hippie communes of the 1960's and 70's, but Nancy Polikoff looks at a Supreme Court decision that benefited both. Read more →

Two Beacon Press books are leading the voting for the Boston Globe's first citywide read program. Read more →

Today's post is from Fred Pearce, author of The Coming Population Crash and Our Planet's Surprising Future. Pearce is an environmental consultant at New Scientist and a weekly columnist and investigate journalist for the Guardian. This post originally appeared at... Read more →

A weekly review at some of Beacon's largest publicity hits this week. Read more →

Just because Elena Kagan is white didn't stop Republicans from injecting race into her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Read more →

Roger Wilkins describes his personal experience with what it means to be American. Read more →

Margaret Regan describes the harsh realities of Independence Day on the Arizona-Mexico borderlands. Read more →

In anticipation of Independence Day, read a patriotic excerpt from Nancy Rubin Stuart's book The Muse of the Revolution. Read more →

Link Roundup: Take a look at how our authors have been celebrating and promoting their freedom this week. Read more →