By John G. Stackhouse, Jr. As Republicans continue to contend over their party’s presidential nomination—if “contend” is the right word for “jockeying to see who will be the last candidate knocked off by Donald Trump”—Trump…
By Mike Baker After years of rising overdoses and an exodus of business from central Portland, Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon said on Monday that state and city officials are proposing to roll back a…
Commentary, by Andrew Mitrovica Israel has waged war on Palestinians for decades. That fact may come, I suspect, as a surprise to many people whose grasp of the world is shaped by their exclusive consumption…
By Robert Tait The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has reportedly asked Qatar to moderate Al Jazeera’s coverage of Israel’s war against Hamas, amid concerns within the Biden administration that the channel is inflaming…
Indigenous and social organizations march against violence in Bogotá by Peoples Dispatch Over 15,000 Indigenous people from 10 departments of Colombia arrived in the capital Bogotá between September 25 and 27 to draw the national…
Mexican journalist José Luis Granados Ceja visits the Triangle By Sharmîn Aziz On October 21st and 22nd, José Luis Granados Ceja visited Durham and Raleigh as part of the “Mexico Solidarity Tour.” José Luis lives…
Camping bans are cruel and inhumane Commentary by Kaia Sand Imagine you have to carry everything you own — bedding, the food you’ve secured for the time being, your clothes. You’ve lost so much, but…
Landmark bill shows how communities can fight the housing crisis By Mel Buer On July 18, the Montgomery County Council passed a landmark rent stabilization bill, intending to curb predatory landlord practices in the county….
By Julia Conley An under-the-radar report by U.S. President Joe Biden’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council should not go unnoticed, said the national watchdog Food & Water Watch on Thursday, as buried in the document is…
Address to the Trondheim World Festival in Norway By John Pilger In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler’s leading propagandists, Leni Riefenstahl, whose epic films glorified the Nazis. We happened to be staying at…