Natalia Marques

Natalia Marques is a writer at Peoples Dispatch, an organizer, and a graphic designer based in New York City.

October 24, 2026

Interview: India Is Not Europe—and Poland Knows It

Poland and India are seeking to turn diplomatic goodwill into a stronger strategic partnership, but their differing relationships with Russia remain a test of trust. In this interview, Tomasz Augustyniak discusses defence

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan MP Rajapaksa: ‘Not Just 50, Even 500 Days, I’m Ready for Prison’

Sri Lankan parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has said he is prepared to spend 500 days in prison, rather than the 50 days he says he has already spent in custody, if his continued detention would bring economic relief to the public

October 24, 2026

Sri Lanka Holds 1,454 Prisoners Unable to Pay Fines, Government Opens Door to Sponsorship

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is holding 1,454 prisoners who cannot afford to pay their fines, the country’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, told

“No Industry Has Been as Criminal as Big Pharma”: Gardiner Harris on Johnson & Johnson

Editor's Choice/News

Gardiner Harris, a former pharmaceutical industry reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, has accused Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of

How the Cuban Government and Its People Collaborated on the Family Code

March 23, 2023

Cuba/Human Rights

On September 25, 2022, Cuba passed one of the world’s most progressive codes on families. All in one go, the small island nation legalized same-sex marriage, defined and upheld the rights of children, the

The U.S. Blockade of Cuba Hurts Medical Patients in Both Countries

January 21, 2023

Columns/Cuba

Scientists in Cuba believe that the breakthroughs they have made in the health care and technology sectors should be used to save and improve lives beyond the country’s borders. This is why

Environmental Racism Is Poisoning America’s Waters

October 18, 2022

Human Rights/United States

The United Nations General Assembly recognized “the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human

Is the U.S. Legal System at War With Its People?

September 2, 2022

Human Rights

The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor,