People who live near factory farms face greater risk of cancer
Researchers at Yale University analyzed county-level cancer rates from 2000 to 2021 in Iowa, Texas and California, comparing areas with high concentrations of factory...
We must protect and celebrate Black women
Black women are the backbone of our communities—architects of culture, vessels of wisdom, and symbols of resilience. Yet, from the moment Black women arrived...
Mass rallies across Iran signal national unity, support for leadership on Imam Reza anniversary
Iranians have taken to the streets of Tehran and other cities nationwide to renew their pledge of allegiance to Leader of the Islamic Revolution...
Over 400 migrants rescued off Libyan coast
More than 400 migrants have been rescued off Libya’s eastern coast this week, after they were found at risk of drowning, the Libyan Red...
Israel escalates its aggression on Lebanon after ceasefire extension
by Aseel Saleh Peoples Dispatch U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 23 that the 10-day ceasefire deal between the Israeli and the Lebanese governments was extended by three...
$25B: What the Iran war has cost and what the money could have done in the U.S.
On April 29, 2026, Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst III told the House Armed Services Committee that the U.S. has spent an estimated $25...
Economic shockwaves from U.S., Israel war on Iran threaten global stability
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The world economy is feeling the impact of what analysts call the most shocking experience ever in relation to energy issues, resulting from...
School discipline policies continue pushing Black children out of school
“We want equal education—but separate schools up to 16 for boys and 18 for girls on the condition that the girls be sent to...
America’s war in Iran is crushing Black, Latino families Nisa Islam Muhammad
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The shaky truce may have temporarily halted the U.S. bombing in Iran, but for Black and Latino families across America, the economic war...
‘The American people don’t want this war’ Conflict overseas in the Middle East drags on as public patience runs out
A so-called truce extension, a diplomatic freeze, and a clock reset toward war. The war between the United States and Israel against Iran is...