“A long time ago my mother, Fanny Zelicovich Dorfman, who, alas, has not been alive for some 20 years, fell afoul of a system of interrogation similar to the one the Republican candidate wishes to put into place. Her story might provide a sober perspective on the pitfalls and traps that such examinations entail,” writes Ariel Dorfman, distinguished professor emeritus of literature and Latin-American studies.
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“A long time ago my mother, Fanny Zelicovich Dorfman, who, alas, has not been alive for some 20 years, fell afoul of a system of interrogation similar to the one the Republican candidate wishes to put into place. Her story might provide a sober perspective on the pitfalls and traps that such examinations entail,” writes Ariel Dorfman, distinguished professor emeritus of literature and Latin-American studies.
Ariel Dorfman writing in Salon
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Ph.D. student Isak Tranvik is spending the summer at a shelter for migrants either trying to cross the border or deportees recently expelled from the United States. There he met “James,” who put a human face on the risks that migrants face trying to reach the U.S.
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