By Jenin M for Codepink Imagine telling someone who has experienced the most apocalyptic conditions known to man to give their perpetrators a “chance.” That’s exactly what it felt like…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq By Nancy Mancias shared by Codepink I arrived at the Taj Hotel in Baghdad’s Jadriyah neighborhood at 6 a.m., worn thin by the long flight from…
By Michelle Ellner The first U.S. missiles that struck the boats in the Caribbean in early September 2025 were described by Washington as a “counter-narcotics operation,” a sterile phrase meant…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and now boasts that he has resolved eight wars. In reality, this claim is delusional,…
By Michelle Ellner Elliott Abrams has resurfaced with familiar instructions on how to “fix” Venezuela, a country he neither understands nor respects, yet feels entitled to rearrange like a piece…
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies On November 17th, 2025, the UN Security Council passed a resolution to endorse President Trump’s plan for Gaza, including a transitional government…
The Media is Whitewashing Trump’s Board of Peace
By Jenin M for Codepink Imagine telling someone who has experienced the most apocalyptic conditions known to man to give their perpetrators a “chance.” That’s exactly what it felt like…
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The Military’s AI Strategy Threatens Everything We Love
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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…
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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…
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Latin America Pushes Back Against U.S. Intervention
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The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment
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Hugo Chávez Predicted This
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O’ Canada, how long can your facade stand, while wielding a genocidal hand?
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“We’re Going to Run the Country:” Preparing an Illegal Occupation in Venezuela
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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…
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The Last Thing Iraq Needs: US Sanctions Threaten a Nation Trying to Heal
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THE NEXT WARS WERE ALWAYS HERE: How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean
By Michelle Ellner The first U.S. missiles that struck the boats in the Caribbean in early September 2025 were described by Washington as a “counter-narcotics operation,” a sterile phrase meant…
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If Trump Is Serious About Peace, Marco Rubio Has to Go
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and now boasts that he has resolved eight wars. In reality, this claim is delusional,…
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by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies On November 17th, 2025, the UN Security Council passed a resolution to endorse President Trump’s plan for Gaza, including a transitional government…
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