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A traffic officer in uniform. Pyongyang, North Korea | Mark Edward Harris / Getty Images
In his book, “North Korea," Los Angeles-based photographer Mark Edward Harris captures the lives and culture of North Korea's citizens. 
Tijuana Zine Fest | Samanta Helou Hernandez
DIY enthusiasts from both sides of the border engage in a day filled with music, art, and bi-national dialogue at the The Tijuana Zine Fest.
Donald Trump plugging into a Solar Border Wall | Artwork: Henry Cram/KCET
Donald Trump's idea of using solar panels to help pay for his Border Wall is about as well-thought-out as his other ideas.
Jaguar | Photo: Eric Kilby, some rights reserved
We have featured six Endangered Species threatened by the proposed Border Wall. There are a lot more.
Ana Teresa Fernandez, "Erasing the Border," 2012
The U.S.-Mexico border has been the site of bold art actions, exhibitions and performances that have tackled themes like immigration, human rights and binational policies.
Signs warn of sewage contamination on beach at Border Field State Park | Photo: Brian Auer, some rights reserved
Neither the U.S. or Mexican federal government has responded to the 145 million-gallon spill that befouled rivers and beaches.
Vaquita
The world's rarest marine mammal has seen its population drop by half in the last year, and will go extinct if extreme measures aren't taken to protect it.
Mexican photojournalist Omar Martínez documents Haitians in Tijuana (featured)
Thousands of Haitian refugee families continue to be stranded in Tijuana, a city far from where they hoped would be their final destination. Since their arrival, photojournalist Omar Martínez has been documenting their Mexican lives.
California border along Algodones sand dunes | photo via CALmatters
A border wall is not a new concept
Art on the Mexico/U.S. border fence depicting the struggle between the U.S. Border Patrol and migrants
If things don’t go as planned and jobs don’t come to those who voted for Donald Trump, they may want to look to Chicano street artists who have always spoken up by writing on the walls.
Raechel running at the border fence near Agua Prieta by Stefan Falke
The walls that have been constructed to divide — make them ours. Turn them into productive forces, dream them and tear them down.
Vaquita
The vaquita, a tiny porpoise that lives only in the Gulf of California, is in big trouble. 
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