Americas

Environment

The World Is Getting Too Hot to Feed Itself

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Apr 28, 2026 A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Personas mayores deportadas de Estados Unidos quedan atrapadas en México sin recursos ni identidad

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 Pasan décadas viviendo en Estados Unidos. Al final, los deportan ya mayores y enfermos, y terminan durmiendo en la banqueta o muriendo en un país que no conocen. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

TD Original

The US Is Dumping Elderly Migrants in Mexico Without ID, Money or Phones

Marissa Revilla / Truthdig Apr 7, 2026 After living in the U.S. for decades, vulnerable, sick deportees are sleeping on sidewalks and dying in a country they don’t know. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

World

Russian Oil Tanker Reaches Cuba

Lee Schlenker / Responsible Statecraft Mar 31, 2026 The move comes amid fears of a deepening humanitarian crisis on the island and possibility of renewed diplomatic engagement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

‘Financial Strangulation’: How Ecuador Is Silencing Environmental Defenders

Katie Surma / Inside Climate News Mar 11, 2026 As the country moves to intensify mining and oil operations, environmental and Indigenous leaders’ bank accounts are being frozen or closed. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Americas

The US Announces the Start of Military Operations in Ecuador

Peoples Dispatch Mar 5, 2026 The Noboa administration claims that these are joint military operations against “drug trafficking and illegal mining.” Dig deeper ( 3 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-Backed Killing of Cartel Boss Unleashes Wave of Violence Across Mexico

Stephen Prager / Common Dreams Feb 24, 2026 The death of “El Mencho” has created a power struggle that “could plunge Mexico into almost record levels of violence,” said one expert. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Voices

El rostro humano del cerco: la vida cotidiana bajo la escalada de sanciones a Cuba

Lisandra Fariñas / Truthdig Feb 19, 2026 Cocinar con carbón, aguantar sin agua; mujeres y adultos mayores son los más golpeados por la orden ejecutiva de Trump. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Cubans Struggle Against a Tightening US Noose

Lisandra Fariñas / Truthdig Feb 19, 2026 Cooking with charcoal, waiting for water; women and the elderly bear the brunt of Trump’s measure against Cuba. Dig deeper ( 12 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 )

Immigration

Appeals Court: Administration Illegally Stripped Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Feb 3, 2026 The decision comes as advocates say the justification for the Jan. 3 military action contradicts the claim that Venezuela is safe enough to end TPS. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )