Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace, is the author of the 2018 book, “Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran”. Her previous books include: “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection” (2016); “Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control” (2013); “Don’t Be Afraid Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart” (1989), and (with Jodie Evans) “Stop the Next War Now (Inner Ocean Action Guide)” (2005).
Medea's recent articles
19 September 2024
The world’s chance to confront US-Israeli genocide
The UN General Assembly is set to debate and vote on a resolution calling on Israel to end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within six months.
1 June 2024
US politicians terrified of the ICC: "We are next" warns Lindsey Graham
Pro-Israel forces in Washington are trying to derail Karim Khan’s request for Israeli and Hamas arrest warrants.
25 April 2024
Will the freedom flotilla sail to Gaza?
The non-violence training to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ships to Gaza has been intense. As hundreds of us from 32 countries gathered in Istanbul, we were briefed about what we might encounter on this voyage. “We have to be ready for every possibility,” our trainers insisted.
19 March 2023
The not-so-winding road from Iraq to Ukraine
March 19th marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. and Britishinvasionof Iraq. This seminal event in the short history of the 21st century not only continues to plague Iraqi society to this day, but it also looms large over the current crisis in Ukraine, making itimpossiblefor most of the Global South to see the war in Ukraine through the same prism as U.S. and Western politicians.
16 March 2023
Why did Biden snub Chinas Ukraine peace plan?
Theres something irrational about President Bidens knee-jerk dismissal of Chinas 12-point peace proposal titled Chinas Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis
10 September 2022
We urgently need to give Ukraine peace talks a chance
Six months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States, NATO and the European Union (EU) wrapped themselves in the Ukrainian flag, shelled out billions for arms shipments and imposed draconian sanctions intended to severely punish Russia for its aggression.
1 July 2022
MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES: NATO and a war foretold
As NATO holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking centre stage. During a pre-Summit June 22 talk with Politico, NATOs Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg braggedabout how well-prepared NATO was for this fight because, he said: This was an invasion that was predicted, foreseen by our intelligence services. Stoltenberg was talking about Western intelligence predictions in the months leading up to the February 24 invasion, when Russia insisted it was not going to attack. Stoltenberg, however, could well have been talking about predictions that went back not just months before the invasion, but decades.
4 February 2022
US created Ukraine mess, now it must repair Russia relationship
Western media accounts of the current Ukraine crisis are forgetting the US's role in the 2014 coup, which forced the then-president to flee.
15 January 2022
Hey, hey, USA! How many bombs did you drop today?
The US and its allies have dropped over 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries over the last 20 years an average of 46 per day. Enough.