The Surprising Pervasiveness of Pro-War Propaganda
June 9, 2023 | An FPIF commentary criticized CODEPINK's position on the war in Ukraine. Here is our response.
Articles by Medea Benjamin
Peace Talks Are More Essential Than Ever as War Rages on in Ukraine
September 8, 2022 | Russia and Ukraine had a 15-point framework for peace. It remains the best hope for a ceasefire, just settlement, and more peaceful geopolitical competition.
The Taliban or a Failed State?
August 9, 2022 | Helping to prevent the Afghan economy from collapsing is in the interest of Afghans, the region, and the United States as well.
Congress Is Still Throwing Good Money After Bad Foreign Policy
December 8, 2021 | Congress is preparing to hand 65 percent of federal discretionary spending to the war machine, even as they wring their hands over a fraction of that for the Build Back Better Act.
It Turns Out Cubans Are More Excited About School Reopening Than Regime Change
November 17, 2021 | A planned, U.S.-backed mass protest in Cuba flopped. Ordinary Cubans explain why.
Our Future vs. Neoliberalism
October 20, 2021 | Bolivia is leading the way in channeling public discontent with neoliberalism into progressive alternatives.
Not Everyone Wanted War in Afghanistan. We Should Listen to Those Critics Now.
August 20, 2021 | Rep. Barbara Lee, Noam Chomsky, and Nuremberg prosecutor Ben Ferencz issued prescient warnings about the war before it was launched.
Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities
August 11, 2021 | The U.S. attacks will not stop the Taliban or end the war.
Cubans Are Suffering. Biden Needs to End the Embargo.
July 22, 2021 | Biden should reverse Trump’s sanctions and call an end to 60 years of brutal economic warfare.
America’s Afghan War Is Ending. What About Iraq — and Iran?
July 14, 2021 | Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he's launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.