Global Voices

Buitres sobrevolando los escombros: tropas y empresas estadounidenses se abalanzan sobre Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 Tras los terremotos, tropas estadounidenses e israelíes llegaron a Venezuela, pero lo que parece motivar su presencia son los intereses económicos y el control político, no la recuperación humanitaria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Vultures Circling the Rubble: US Troops and Businesses Descend on Venezuela

Jessica Dos Santos Jardim / Truthdig Jul 27, 2026 After the June earthquakes, U.S. and Israeli troops have arrived in Venezuela, but economic and political interests, not humanitarian recovery, appear to be driving their presence. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Was USAID Really Neocolonial?

Daniel Morris / FPIF Jul 6, 2026 The agency improved millions of lives. It also created a system that rewarded dependence on its money. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East

Aid by Permission: Israel’s NGO Ban Is Reshaping Life and Survival in Gaza

Hassan Abo Qamar / Prism Jan 21, 2026 Health care staff have been dismissed and services cut, aid workers say, after Israel revoked the licenses of 37 humanitarian organizations for not complying with new registration rules. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )

Africa

Beyond Humanitarian Aid

Tahany Maalla / Africa Is A Country Oct 4, 2024 Without the restoration of internet access, Sudan’s humanitarian and political futures stand to collapse. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Why Aid Isn’t Reaching Gaza

Raymond Offenheiser / The Conversation May 13, 2024 I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong... Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

The Unacceptable Acceptable

Christopher Weyant Apr 8, 2024 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

US Airdrops Aid

Adam Zyglis Mar 7, 2024 Dig deeper

Death and Resistance on the U.S.-Mexico Border

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 21, 2019 The desert erases evidence of those who fall there. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Did Bernie Sanders’ Critique of U.S. Policy in Venezuela Go Far Enough?

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Mar 4, 2019 The Vermont senator hasn't called Maduro a dictator, but neither has he demanded an end to sanctions. Progressive journalists weigh in. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

A Call to Halt an Illegal Invasion of Venezuela

Kevin Tillman / Truthdig Feb 22, 2019 As our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have proved, the U.S. can cause immeasurable harm based on a false pretense. We can't let it happen again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )