Americas

Cuba Announces That Its Fuel Reserves Have Been Depleted

Pablo Meriguet / Peoples Dispatch May 18, 2026 The situation created by the U.S. blockade has been classified by the United Nations as a “humanitarian crisis” that affects the most vulnerable groups the hardest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Hormuz Blockade Gets Worse

Dave Whamond May 14, 2026 Dig deeper

Middle East

Trump’s Blockade Is Headed for a Bust

Eldar Mamedov / Responsible Statecraft Apr 14, 2026 First of all, if Washington establishmentarians like the idea, there must be something seriously wrong with it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

Was the Cuban Exile Attack an Attempt to Spur US Action?

Stavroula Pabst / Responsible Statecraft Feb 26, 2026 Florida-tagged speed boat engages in shootout with Havana border patrol, leaving four people dead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Americas

US Tightens Blockade Against Cuba

Manolo De Los Santos / Peoples Dispatch Feb 3, 2026 On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to US national security, expanding tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

Maduro Government Denounces Trump’s Oil Blockade

Pablo Meriguet / Peoples Dispatch Dec 18, 2025 Trump has declared that the sanctioned oil belongs to the United States. Caracas rejects the statement and considers it an “imperialist naval blockade.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

Global Sumud Flotilla Vows to Keep Sailing ‘Until Gaza Is Free’

Qassam Muaddi / Mondoweiss Oct 3, 2025 Following Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, organizers have already announced that the next mission will send a thousand ships to Gaza. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

Greta Thunberg and 11 Other Volunteers Set Sail for Gaza

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 3, 2025 The mission is sponsored by the Freedom Flotilla in a symbolic effort to break Israel's blockade of food and aid to the Strip. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Starvation in Gaza

Emad Hajjaj May 12, 2025 Dig deeper

Wounds of War

‘She’s Dying in Front of My Eyes’: The Gazan Children Starving Under Israeli Siege

Ahmed Ahmed, Ruwaida Amer / +972 Magazine May 12, 2025 With over 70,000 children hospitalized for malnutrition, Israel's blockade on the Strip has left parents to watch helplessly as their children waste away. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Middle East

Fasting While Starving, Gazans Struggle To Mark Ramadan

Ruwaida Kamal Amer, Ibtisam Mahdi / +972 Magazine Mar 20, 2025 Palestinians gather with surviving family members to observe the holiday in the rubble, even as Israel prevents the flow of food into the Strip. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Killing Gaza

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 13, 2018 Hunger, sickness, terror, despair and Israeli military violence routinely afflict and kill the entrapped people of Gaza. The new film “Killing Gaza” explains in heartbreaking detail why Palestinians have been risking their lives during seven weeks of nonviolent protests. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )