Medea Benjamin: While human rights groups work to hold the private sector accountable, the biggest obstacle to holding Saudi Arabia accountable is the Trump administration’s continued support.
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 30 years. Described as "one of America’s most committed -- and most effective -- fighters for human rights" by New York Newsday, and called "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement" by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement. In 2005 she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. In 2010 she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Guardianship System Eased, but Saudi Arabia Still Oppresses Women
Medea Benjamin: While the easing of the guardianship system is indeed welcome news, Saudi Arabia remains one of the world’s most repressive societies for women.
Dogs of War Howl for Blood in Iran While Americans Cheer U.S. Bombers on July 4
Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright: While most Americans have probably forgotten we are still at war in Afghanistan, the Trump administration “eased” the rules of engagement, allowing the military to drop more bombs in 2018 than in any other year since the war began in 2001.
U.S. Sanctions: Economic Sabotage That Is Deadly, Illegal and Ineffective
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies: Whether in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea or one of the 20 countries under the boot of U.S. sanctions, the Trump administration is using its economic weight to try to exact regime change or major policy changes in countries around the globe.
Travel to Cuba Falls Victim to John Bolton’s Wrath
Medea Benjamin: Furious that he has been unable to successfully orchestrate a coup in Venezuela, Bolton is now lashing out at Cuba, explicitly punishing the nation for its support of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Social Movements Under Intense Attack Despite Colombia ‘Peace Plan’
Medea Benjamin: Another reason to tell the world that there is no peace in Colombia is because the causes that led to the armed rebellions have not been addressed.
Activists Protect D.C. Venezuelan Embassy From U.S.-Supported Coup
Medea Benjamin and Kevin Zeese: The Embassy Protectors decorated the embassy with signs and banners that are giving the Georgetown neighbors a good education.
Book Talk with Medea Benjamin—Kingdom of Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection
It’s way past time to call into question the toxic US-Saudi relationship and build a movement that demands an end to US weapons sales to this repressive regime
Hillary and Henry: Should Kissinger Mentor a Presidential Candidate?
Medea Benjamin: First he warned us about “the terrible, authoritarian, Communist dictatorship,” groaned Sanders, “now he’s urging companies to shut down and move to China. Not my kind of guy.”
Re-evaluating the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance
Medea Benjamin: Instead of insisting on al-Nimr’s release during his years in prison and echoing Amnesty International’s condemnation of his “deeply flawed” trial, the US government was silent.
Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Learned a Thing from Iraq
s the first Democratic presidential debate drew to a close, moderator Anderson Cooper posed a question to Hillary Clinton: How might her presidency differ from Barack Obama’s? Clinton smiled. “Well, I think it’s pretty obvious,” she replied to rapturous applause. “Being the first woman president would be quite a change from the presidents we’ve had.” […]
Iraq, Libya…Iran?
Medea Benjamin: While military contractors made out like bandits, US taxpayers wasted $1.7 trillion dollars on the Iraq war, money that could have funded healthcare and education here at home.
Kissinger or CODEPINK? Who’s the “Low Life Scum”?
Medea Benjamin: While McCain called us disgraceful, what is really disgraceful is the Senate calling in a tired old war criminal to testify about “Global Challenges and the U.S. National Security Strategy.”
