The Healthcare System in Cuba
How a tiny island defies U.S. sanctions to lead in healthcare By Renee L Quarterman and Dr Leonardo González de Dios In the heart of the Cuban capital, the Dr. Cosme Ordoñez Carceller Teaching Polyclinic…
They Looted Companies–Now They ’re Looting the Government
By Lynn Parramore There’s a familiar myth in American politics: that of the no-nonsense business leader who cuts through red tape and gets results. It fuels the belief that running a country is just like…
Black Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Land
By Andrew Sartain We’ve all heard the rumors of foreign interests buying up millions of acres of American farmland. In fact, over 45 million acres of U.S. farmland—nearly the size of half of California—are now…
Coalition ‘Durham Rising’ Makes Broad Demands of Duke University
By Durham Dispatch On May 7, around 150 people gathered at Lyon Park Community Center to launch Durham Rising, an alliance of labor unions and progressive organizations pushing for an improved relationship between Duke University,…
Slashing USDA Programs Impacts Local Families
An Interview with Michael Burger of Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry By Matt Moss How have the changes to TEFAP affected Tri-Area Ministry’s ability to serve our community? It’s nuanced. There are three food banks in…
The Trump Tariffs and the U.S. Labor Movement
Commentary by Michael D. Yates A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was…
A Key Freight Indicator Is Flashing Red
Here’s What It Means for Global Trade By Lori Ann LaRocco A key supply chain data point is flashing red, warning that the pullback in freight orders will continue. Empty container exports is a forward-looking…
SWIFT’s Decline How global powers are escaping the dollar trap
By Aidan J. Simardone The weaponization of global finance has become a cornerstone of US foreign policy. Central to this has been Washington’s control over the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), a financial…
Trump Wants Big Tech to Own the Dollar
By Yanis Varoufakis ATHENS — The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are usually placid, forgettable affairs. Not this year. Several central bankers returned home with a visceral sense of…
Lessons for Protesters from Standing Rock
The events following the 2016 protest are urgently relevant to our current political moment Commentary by Emily Atkin During the high-profile demonstrations against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016, the FBI sent several informants disguised…