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The Iran War Is Built Off of Bush-Era Lies

Helen Benedict

02.04.2026 4

The Nation

Helen Benedict

Listening to the People on the Other Side of US Bombs

Listening to the People on the Other Side of US Bombs

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01.04.2026 9

Common Dreams

Helen Benedict

Two Different Wars, Two Different Presidents, But the Same Lies

I’m writing this piece well into President Donald Trump’s new war with Iran, which, with the help of Israel, has already killed more than 2,000...

31.03.2026 6

CounterPunch

Helen Benedict

Teaching Social Justice Journalism at Trump's Columbia University

16.11.2025 10

Common Dreams

Helen Benedict

Fear and Loathing at Columbia University

On September 17, 2025, one month before I was to teach my annual social justice reporting class at Columbia University’s Graduate School of...

12.11.2025 10

CounterPunch

Helen Benedict

What’s Next for Syrian Refugees?

19.02.2025 10

The Nation

Helen Benedict

A New Future for Syrian Refugees?

Six years ago, at the time of the first Trump administration’s Muslim ban and its initial round of vicious anti-immigrant policies, I visited a...

03.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

Helen Benedict