Author Archive: Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK for Peace, is the author of several books, including Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.
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Could COVID-19 Bring Down the U.S. Empire?

Released for Syndication: 04/10/2020

As U.S. COVID-19 cases double every few days and the death toll mounts, the U.S. seems to be caught in a “worst of both...

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12 Ways the U.S. Invasion of Iraq Lives on in Infamy

Released for Syndication: 03/16/2020

While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the...

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Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of 20 Years of War?

Released for Syndication: 02/14/2020

A stronger, more committed and more determined global peace movement could tame the U.S. war machine.

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10 Ways Trump’s Actions Against Iran Hurt Americans and the Region

Released for Syndication: 01/10/2020

The U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani has not yet plunged us into a full-scale war with Iran thanks to the Iranian government’s measured...

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How Trump Got Himself into a World of Trouble in Iraq

Released for Syndication: 01/02/2020

It’s a new year, and the U.S. has found a new enemy—an Iraqi militia called Kata’ib Hezbollah. How tragically predictable was that? So who...

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The Real Lesson of Afghanistan Is That Regime Change Does Not Work

Released for Syndication: 12/24/2019

The trove of U.S. “Lessons Learned” documents on Afghanistan published by the Washington Post portrays, in excruciating detail, the anatomy of a failed policy, scandalously hidden from the...

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NATO Should Be Obsolete

Released for Syndication: 12/03/2019

The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are “NATO is obsolete.” His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was...

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Why Aren’t Americans Rising Up Like We Are Seeing Across the Planet?

Tags: Activism, Economy
Released for Syndication: 11/14/2019

The waves of protests breaking out in country after country around the world beg the question: Why aren’t Americans rising up in peaceful protest...

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Young People All Over the Planet Aren’t Drawn to Live the Neoliberal Lifestyle

Released for Syndication: 11/07/2019

Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal “center-right” and “center-left” governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working...

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