The War on Iran—and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies he United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction.…
From Gaza to Cuba: How Canada Remains the World’s Most Tactful Bystander
By Anne Kamath and Umer Azad for Codepink The world is witnessing yet another manufactured humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in plain sight in Cuba. This crisis is not the result of…
The Military’s AI Strategy Threatens Everything We Love
By Chris Jeske for Codepink As did many fellow Americans, I chuckled when President Trump announced the creation of the U.S. Space Force on December 20, 2019. I even remember…
Kidnapping a President: Leonardo Flores on Trump’s War Against Venezuela
Posted by Joshua Scheer In this episode of Informed Rant, host Joshua Scheer speaks with Venezuelan‑American analyst and CodePink organizer Leonardo Flores about one of the most explosive geopolitical stories…
Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
By: Megan Russell for Codepink Over the past month, Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu and Bilibili have begun dismantling the myth of the “American dream,” replacing glossy imagery with…
Latin America Pushes Back Against U.S. Intervention
By Medea Benjamin When Senator Tim Kaine told Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a recent Senate hearing on Venezuela that the administration’s announcement of a new Monroe Doctrine “does…
The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment
By: Aaron Kirshenbaum for Codepink Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, andweapons profiteers in a regime change operation. Since then, the Trump…
Hugo Chávez Predicted This
By Nuvpreet Kalra This war on Venezuela has been two decades in the making On January 3rd, the United States invaded and bombed Venezuela and abducted President Maduro and First…
O’ Canada, how long can your facade stand, while wielding a genocidal hand?
By Umer Azad and Anne Kamath for Codepink For decades, Canada has carefully cultivated a global reputation for principle, human rights, and moral clarity. However, that image is now cracking,…
“We’re Going to Run the Country:” Preparing an Illegal Occupation in Venezuela
By: Michelle Ellner I listened to the January 3 press conference with a knot in my stomach. As a Venezuelan American with family, memories, and a living connection to the…
Who’s the Real Outlaw at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies for Codepink The United States has now intercepted multiple Venezuelan oil tankers as part of its escalating aggression against Venezuela, while also…