We Can't Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza We Can't Afford to Ignore This Threat to the People of Gaza
The very air that Gazans breathe could put their health in danger for many years to come.
Jan 9, 2025 / Abdullah Shihipar
Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century Israel Has Bombed Gaza's Healthcare System Back to the 19th Century
Gaza's doctors are frequently working in conditions not seen since before the Civil War.
Sep 17, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar
Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Cannot Prevent Catastrophe Without a Cease-Fire Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Cannot Prevent Catastrophe Without a Cease-Fire
As the death toll mounts, the urgent need for humanitarian aid has become a talking point that supposedly everyone can agree on. But the conditions on the ground in Gaza mean it’s ...
Jan 29, 2024 / Abdullah Shihipar
It’s Time for American Healthcare Workers to Stand in Solidarity With Gaza It’s Time for American Healthcare Workers to Stand in Solidarity With Gaza
The American Medical Association and American Public Health Association have tried to quash dissent in their ranks—but a younger generation of healthcare professionals sees calling...
Nov 20, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar
Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now. Gaza Is Facing a Desperate Public Health Crisis. We Need a Cease-Fire, Now.
The situation on the ground is creating the conditions for infectious disease to spread, which would lead thousands of Gazans to die of infections, malnutrition, and dehydration, i...
Oct 17, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar
In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
Sep 8, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Brandon D.L. Marshall
ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger. ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.
The Biden administration is placing millions of incarcerated people—including over 20,000 who are in ICE detention—at risk of a Covid-19 illness, disability, and death.
Jan 25, 2022 / Sophia Gurulé and Abdullah Shihipar
The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care
Why does the richest country in the world have the most Covid deaths? A primary reason is that the United States does not have a free, universal health care system.
Dec 23, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar for The Nation
Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again. Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again.
In attempt to stem the tide of death, cities, states, and the federal government passed unprecedented reforms. Fighting to keep them is an important way to counter pandemic depress...
Oct 11, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar
Relying on Public-Private Partnerships Has Weakened America’s Pandemic Response Relying on Public-Private Partnerships Has Weakened America’s Pandemic Response
It’s happening all too often: A private company receives public funds for the public good, only to act in the best interests of its shareholders instead.
Sep 30, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar