Cesar Chelala

Cesar Chelala, MD, PhD, is an international public health consultant who has conducted health-related missions in over 50 countries worldwide. He is also a winner of an Overseas Press Club of America award.
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Two historical moments in Syria

The photograph is the image of desolation. In a room that seems…

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The best way to aid Africa

New York—Drought in Somalia threatens the lives of almost half the population,…

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Questioning the rigid application of the Goldwater Rule 

In 1964, the magazine Fact published the article “The Unconscious of a Conservative: A…

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A Psychological Portrait of President Trump

Last October, before Donald Trump was elected as the US president, I,…

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Donald Trump v the arts

Among the victims of president Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and immigrants…

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Donald Trump’s concerning views on torture

US president Donald Trump has repeatedly stated his belief in the usefulness…

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US abstention on Israeli settlement resolution too little, too late

The United States’ abstention from voting on the UN security council’s anti-settlement resolution…

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Poverty: the dark side of the American empire

If we have learned anything from this last presidential election, it is…

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Meeting Fidel

As a young medical student in Argentina, I had been fascinated by…

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Equality for women can reduce world hunger

  Giving women the same tools and resources as men, such as…

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