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Why Are 'Hands Off' Rallies Defending War-Hungry NATO?

Why Are 'Hands Off' Rallies Defending War-Hungry NATO?
05.04.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero

South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
24.03.2025 60

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?

11.03.2025 40

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Giving Peace a Chance in Ukraine Is Good. Why Not Gaza Too?

14.02.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

From the Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock: The Time Has Come

06.02.2025 3

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

The Key to Peace in Ukraine Remains What It Has Always Been

13.01.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

What Will Pro-Palestine Activists Face With Trump in the White House?

As President Biden greenlights another $8 billion in weapons to Israel in his last days in office and Secretary Blinken gives a parting New York...

09.01.2025 10

CounterPunch

Medea Benjamin

What the Palestinian Rights Movement Must Do as Trump Returns

The U.S. movement must be as resolute as the Palestinians themselves, who have demonstrated that, no matter what Israel does to destroy them, they...

08.01.2025 3

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Trump Should 100% Take Jimmy Carter's Advice

Trump’s first term was four years of Christmas Days for billionaires and corporate interests, starting with the military-industrial complex. A...

30.12.2024 4

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Can a Truce in Lebanon Hold and Pave the Way for a Wider Peace?

While hope remains that the agreement in Lebanon might set the stage for a cease-fire in Gaza, Israel’s actions on the ground tell a different...

04.12.2024 5

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

8 Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State

In most hot spots around the world, Rubio is likely to make conflicts even hotter, or start new ones.

18.11.2024 2

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

What Will US Wars Look Like in Trump's Hands?

The team that Trump has assembled seems to offer some hope for an end to fighting in Ukraine, but little to none for peace in the Middle East and a...

13.11.2024 3

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

On the Voting Dilemma for Those Who Want Peace and an End to Genocide

Whomever each of us votes for in the presidential election, the campaign to end the genocide in Gaza will continue, and we must grow stronger and...

31.10.2024 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Not Just Its Neighbors, Israel Makes War on the Entire World

Israel’s relationship with the UN and the rest of the world is at a breaking point, and U.S. obstruction offers no solution to this crisis—it only...

17.10.2024 5

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Biden's Destructive Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

Biden has been out of his depth throughout this crisis, relying on political instincts from an era when acting tough and blindly supporting Israel...

03.10.2024 3

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Can the World Save Palestinians From US-Israeli Genocide?

The United States has the power to end this carnage, not by pretending to plead with the Israelis to be more “careful” about civilian casualties,...

16.09.2024 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns

The combined dangers of nuclear war and climate catastrophe have pushed the hands of the Doomsday Clock all the way to 90 seconds to midnight, but...

21.08.2024 20

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

US Resumes Offensive Weapons Sales to Major Human Rights Abuser: Saudi Arabia​

Such a move will only strengthen this repressive regime and increase regional conflicts.

14.08.2024 20

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

AIPAC Hijacks Rep. Cori Bush's Race–and Our Elections

The progressive lawmaker's defeat in her Democratic primary is a tremendous blow to progressives and to the U.S. electoral process itself.

07.08.2024 3

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin