Cuba’s Ingenious Lesson for Cities Facing Hunger

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 13, 2019 Its solution is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens food shortages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Resisting a World That Privileges Whiteness—While We Still Can

Renee Hudson / Los Angeles Review of Books Sep 13, 2019 As Latinx authors contend with Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, their work has become a site of resistance, of hope, of sorrow. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Drumbeat for War With Iran Sounds All Too Familiar

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 18, 2019 From the USS Maine to the Gulf of Tonkin, the U.S. has a history of using alleged naval provocations as a pretext for military conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reuters Must Answer for Burying This Venezuela Story

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Jun 17, 2019 A new study reveals U.S. sanctions have taken a deadly toll, yet the news agency neglected to report on its findings for an entire month. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time

Celina della Croce / Independent Media Institute Jun 13, 2019 Decades after its quagmire in Southeast Asia, the U.S. is attempting to stamp out the threat of a people's revolution once and for all. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Cuba Is Feeling John Bolton’s Wrath

Medea Benjamin / Independent Media Institute Jun 6, 2019 A new ban severely restricts American travel to the country, dealing a critical blow to the island's economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Did the Left Betray Israel and Zionism?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 31, 2019 Scholar Susie Linfield traces what she views as an abandonment of the Zionist project by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Mike Pence’s West Point Address Should Keep Us Awake at Night

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 28, 2019 The vice president promises graduating cadets that they'll likely see combat. In a functioning democracy, it would have set off alarm bells. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

John Bolton Is the World’s Worst Nightmare

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 16, 2019 Donald Trump's national security adviser has not hidden his terrifying desire to effect regime change in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and beyond. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Burgeoning Numbers of Cubans Trying to Enter U.S. via Mexico

CEDAR ATTANASIO, ELLIOT SPAGAT and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN / The Associated Press May 13, 2019 The surge is propelled in part by loosened travel restrictions in Central America and deteriorating living conditions in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Meddling in Latin America Has Nothing to Do With Human Rights

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig May 5, 2019 The U.S. has more cynical motives as it interferes in the affairs of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Latest Sign of Israel’s Creeping Fascism

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Apr 30, 2019 Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, examines Jerusalem's decision to expel the organization from the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )