It is not news anymore that the United States is deeply polarized along partisan lines. In recent decades, ours has become a body politic consumed by fear and loathing, willing to attribute nefarious ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Luz Rivas remembers seeing the word on her mother’s residency card as a child: “alien.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Editor: When a president threatens the destruction of a people’s “civilization,” the issue is not tone, messaging, or theatrical excess. It is a public moral danger. Psychology has long shown that ...

President Trump has warned that immigrants will “pour in and infest our country.” He said that they are coming from “sh*thole countries.” And he has said of immigrants “these aren’t people. They are ...

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, drones have promised a way to reconcile military effectiveness with unintended consequences. These unmanned aircraft help keep soldiers safer and ...

Listen to President Donald Trump long enough, and you’re likely to hear his xenophobic views about immigrants. In his speeches, Trump regularly states or implies that undocumented migrants and ...

Twitter on Tuesday announced a new policy addressing “dehumanizing speech,” which will take effect later this year, and for the first time the public will be able to formally provide the company with ...

Twitter is gathering public feedback on proposed rules meant to ban dehumanizing language on its platform. The comment period runs until October 9 and Twitter will share the details later this year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trump frequently uses dehumanizing language towards immigrants and asylum-seekers in speeches. Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images ...