Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin

  • Europe’s betrayal

    European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022.—ReutersWhile the US government...

  • Europe’s betrayal

    Europe’s betrayal

    European Union, Israeli and German flags flutter near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 5, 2022.—ReutersWhile the US government...

  • Dystopian city

    Palestinians with their belongings flee from their homes following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 13, 2023. — AFPThe Israeli...

  • Bloated pledge

    Bloated pledge

    At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, leaders announced an alarming new goal: push military spending to 5% of nations’ GDP by 2035....

  • Unjustified sanctions

    As the Cuban government celebrates the July 26 Day of the National Rebellion – a public holiday commemorating the 1953 attack on the Moncada...

  • A war foretold

    As Nato holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking center stage. During a pre-Summit June 22 talk with Politico,...

  • Biden’s plan

    On May 16, the Biden administration announced new measures to “increase support for the Cuban people”. They included easing travel restrictions...

  • How many bombs?

    The Pentagon has finally published its first Airpower Summary since President Biden took office nearly a year ago. These monthly reports have been...

  • Militaristic delusions

    Despite a disagreement over some amendments in the Senate, the United States Congress is poised to pass a $778 billion military budget bill for...

  • Supporting Afghan women

    Since the Taliban took control of Kabul and the central government on August 15, efforts to support Afghan women have become extremely challenging....

  • Protests in Cuba

    Protests erupted in various Cuban cities the weekend of July 11 over dire economic conditions and a surge in Covid-19 cases. They are the biggest...

  • War on children

    Most people regard Trump’s treatment of immigrant children as among his most shocking crimes as president. Images of hundreds of children stolen...

  • ‘Warmongers or peacemakers’

    Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as America’s next president! People all over this pandemic-infested, war-torn and poverty-stricken...

  • While Cuba helps

    A team of 85 Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Peru on June 3 to help the Andean nation tackle the coronavirus pandemic. That same day, Secretary...

  • Cuba to the rescue

    While Bernie Sanders paid a political price for uttering something positive about Cuba’s literacy program, the current pandemic has shown the...

  • The 16th year

    Of the countries where the US and its allies have been waging war since 2001, Iraq is the only one where epidemiologists have actually conducted...

  • Where are the Democrats?

    President Trump’s announcement stating that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and directing the State Department to begin moving the embassy...

  • A massive bomb

    “I’m really very good at war. I love war, in a certain way,” bragged candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Iowa. This is...