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What Is the US Exit Strategy from Its War on Iran?

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07.03.2026 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Venezuela After January 3: A Nation Standing in the Storm

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06.03.2026 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Cilia Flores: A First Lady in a New York Cell

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04.03.2026 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba

Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about...

12.02.2026 10

CounterPunch

Medea Benjamin

Suffocating an Island: What the US Blockade Is Doing to the People of Cuba

11.02.2026 9

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

The Gratuitous Barbarity of Trump's So-Called 'Board of Peace'

23.01.2026 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Rodriguez or Trump: Who Is Really Running Venezuela?

09.01.2026 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

This Is a Blatant Illegal Act of War Against Venezuela by Trump

03.01.2026 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

10 Good Things That Happened in 2025

It’s true — 2025 has been a hard year. It’s easy to focus on the disasters, and there have been many. But we also had real victories that moved...

01.01.2026 10

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10 Good Things That Happened in 2025

31.12.2025 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Who are the real ocean outlaws: Trump’s regime or the Houthis?

Somehow, seizing Venezuelan tankers is legal while the Houthis' Red Sea attacks are labeled as terrorism

28.12.2025 20

Salon

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Who’s the Real Criminal at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade

22.12.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Extrajudicial Killings From Barack Obama to Donald Trump

16.12.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

There Can Be No Peace With Marco Rubio Around

08.12.2025 8

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody

21.11.2025 5

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

'Regime change' in Venezuela Is a Euphemism for US-Inflicted Carnage and Chaos

12.11.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

The World Must Demand the Release of Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti

01.11.2025 9

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

The US Wants to Bury the Gaza Genocide, But the World Will Not Allow It

27.10.2025 5

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Medea Benjamin

From Gaza to Yemen to Doha, Will Israel Ever Be Held to Account for Its Terrorism?

13.09.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

03.09.2025 9

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Medea Benjamin

The Choice Between Peace and Escalation After Trump-Putin Talks

18.08.2025 8

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Medea Benjamin

Europe’s Betrayal of Gaza

21.07.2025 7

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Medea Benjamin

Superman Isn’t About Gaza—But It Sure Feels Like It

17.07.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Stop Israel’s Dystopian “Humanitarian City” Plan—Before It’s Too Late

The Israeli government has just put forward one of the most brazenly genocidal schemes in modern memory—and unless we act immediately, the world...

14.07.2025 10

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Medea Benjamin

Stop Israel’s Dystopian ‘Humanitarian City’ Plan—Before It’s Too Late

12.07.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

NATO's 5% Pledge: An Obscene Betrayal of Global Needs

26.06.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

How the US and Israel Used Rafael Grossi to Hijack the IAEA and Start a War on Iran

23.06.2025 10

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Israel’s Strikes on Iran Spark Growing Dissent in Congress

On Monday, June 16, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation, a War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force...

17.06.2025 10

CounterPunch

Medea Benjamin

When Will Western Support for Israeli Genocide Finally Crack?

05.06.2025 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

Will the World Speak up Against Israel’s Likely Attack on Humanitarian Activists?

03.05.2025 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

How to Avoid Trade Wars—and World War III

28.04.2025 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

05.04.2025 9

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

24.03.2025 6

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

11.03.2025 9

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

14.02.2025 7

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

06.02.2025 8

Common Dreams

Medea Benjamin

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

13.01.2025 5

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

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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