Arts and culture
Palestinian artist Samia Halaby exhibits work at 15th Havana Biennial

This exhibits comes after over a year of Israeli genocide in Gaza, continuing the tradition of Cuban solidarity with Palestine

Cuando los niños son asesinados, ¿qué hay que celebrar?

La extraordinaria capacidad de resistencia de los palestinos es un poderoso ejemplo del valor y la dignidad humanos frente a la terrible violencia.

When children are murdered, what is there to celebrate?

The remarkable resilience of Palestinians is a powerful example of human courage and dignity in the face of terrible violence

Music as a tool of resistance and hope from Cuba to Palestine

Palestinian musician Clarissa Bitar in dialogue with Peoples Dispatch about their experience in Cuba and the role of music in the struggle for liberation

Art is political, whether it’s engaged with or not: Phil Garip on censorship of Pro-Palestine art

Neon artist Phil Garip had his artwork censored and excluded from an organization he is a part of, for using the phrase “from the river to the sea”

Artists across the globe stand in solidarity with Palestinian resistance

Over 100 artists sign on to a letter condemning Israel and “to stand in solidarity with those resisting occupation and fighting for their right to self-determination”

Hollywood workers are fighting to save creativity in entertainment

Top studios are determined to wait out the strike by starving out entertainment workers, while workers fight to be stewards of their own creative process

Hip hop and the conditions that gave rise to a cultural movement

Hip hop, the most popular cultural export of the United States, emerged out of the uniquely devastating conditions of deindustrialization and the criminalization of poverty

Workers shut down Hollywood

The entertainment industry in the US has come to standstill as both actors and writers strike against CEO greed

Hollywood actors are on the cusp of a strike

With less than 12 hours left before their contract expires, SAG-AFTRA workers appear poised to strike unless an agreement is reached before the end of the day

Over 11,000 TV and film writers on strike in the US

Worker compensation has not kept up with the streaming industry’s profits. Writers say big studios need to stop “pleading poverty”

Peace in Colombia should mean land reform and an end to hunger

Colombia’s ongoing national strike is part of a decades-long struggle against the political and economic elites to demand peace and dignity for all