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Real crime wave in D.C. is in Trump’s White House
Trump, always looking to distract attention from his many crimes, has deployed National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C. After his usual wild…
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U.S. deploys warships to Venezuelan coast
The White House's announcement Wednesday that it had deployed three warships to the coast of Venezuela has raised fears among antiwar and human rights advocates of the US becoming…
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Cuba land lease to Vietnamese company reaps rich harvest
With a deep rumble, the massive threshing wheel of the rice harvester pushes through the tightly packed green stalks. The plants vanish into the belly of the machine, where rice grains…
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The face of the other in Gaza
Nothing prepared me for Gaza.
As a US physician trained in emergency medicine, I’ve spent decades in trauma bays across the United States, watching lives come undone. I’ve worked in…
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Health insurance giants raked in more than $71 billion last year
The seven largest publicly traded U.S. health insurance companies made a collective $71.3 billion in profits last year, and their CEOs took home a total of $146.1 million in…
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Remembering the children of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Before dawn on August 6, 1945, Tsuyako Kubota gave birth to her second daughter at her home in Hiroshima’s Nishikanon neighborhood. A few hours later, in a blinding flash, much of the…
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Trump’s mental sharpness being questioned
For years, Donald Trump has projected an image of supreme confidence—boasting about his intelligence, touting his memory, and mocking political opponents as feeble-minded or senile. But…
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Mexico raises the flag for health sovereignty
By Outra Saude / Peoples Dispatch
The first week of July could go down in history as a milestone in Mexico’s pursuit of health sovereignty. At a press conference held on Friday, July…
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Inflation ticks up as Trump tariffs push prices higher
Inflation figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offered what economists described as early evidence that President Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies are…
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Mandy Patinkin on Gaza: “Unconscionable and unthinkable”
The actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, playwright and actor Kathryn Grody, address the policies of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and reflect on what it means to be Jewish…
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