When Flotillas Fight for Life, Not Empire
Olivia DiNucci for Codepink Flotillas have historically been fleets of military vessels—tools of empire designed for swift offensive or defensive operations at sea. The images they evoke are ones of…
The U.S. War on Cuba’s Doctors
Nuvpreet Kalra “Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve…
The Palestine Exception: Why Academic Freedom Stops Here
A tenured professor can spend decades building a career, win awards, earn lifetime recognition, and still be discarded the moment political speech crosses an invisible line. That is what happened…
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How the US Became an International Serial Killer
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies For decades, the United States moved from covert assassination plots to openly embracing assassination or “targeted killing” as policy. Now, in its war…
The U.S. Bombs Kids So Palmer Luckey Can Have Nice Things
Megan Russell Last week, we watched a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile murder more than 160+ Iranian school children. We watched in horror, helpless to stop the incoming massacres as the U.S.…
Trump Can’t Blockade Love: Why I’m Going to Cuba
By Leonardo Flores I’m traveling to Cuba for the first time on March 21 to be in Havana with the Nuestra América Convoy, in which people from dozens of countries…
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…
How to topple Elliot Abrams’ delusion: A Response to Elliot Abrams’s Latest Call for Regime Change in Venezuela
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…
Trump’s Crackdown on Anti-War Activists (w/ CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin)
Trump's threat to bring RICO charges against CODEPINK for their nonviolent, anti-war activism is only a symptom of the administration's broader attack on freedom of speech and dissent.
China Is Not Our Enemy
“Something don't talk about enough, in my opinion, is how China managed to eradicate extreme poverty. And that's not just a minimum income level, it also means access to food,…
Disrupting Biden for Gaza Didn’t Take Courage
I was channeling the sentiments of the truly courageous people I have been following and have spoken to in Gaza.
Why is The New York Times Burning Peace Activist Jodie Evans at the Stake?
The New York Times have targeted Code Pink’s Jodie Evans in a smear piece claiming she and her husband are agents of China.
Ben & Jerry’s, CodePink Co-Founders Arrested in DC Demanding Freedom for Julian Assange
"It seems to me," said Ben Cohen, "that, right now, unless things change, and unless we change them, freedom of the press is going up in smoke."
Why There’s No Peace Movement From the Left in America (w/ Medea Benjamin)
By Briahna Joy Gray / YouTube Briahna Joy Gray speaks to Code Pink co-founder and anti-war activist Madea Benjamin as she returned from Ukraine about what peace really means, and…
Chris Hedges: There Are No Permanent Allies, Only Permanent Power
If we do not build left-right coalitions on issues such as militarism, health care, a living wage and union organizing, we will be impotent in the face of corporate power…