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Medea Benjamin

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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies

    The Urgency of Recognizing the Ansar Allah Government in Yemen | Countercurrents (opens the original)

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    The Trump administration came perilously close to launching another bombing campaign against Yemen this weekend. According to a September 20 New York Times report, US commanders had approved their targets, American troops were loading bombs onto warplanes, and an attack on Yemen’s Ansar Allah forces was about to begin when President Trump abruptly reversed course. For two weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been pleading with Trump to intervene as Ansar Allah (Houthi) forces swept

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · (Op-ed) Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies 14th September 2026, 21:32 GMT+11

    Reflecting on 9/11, and the quarter-century of chaos and violence that followed (opens the original)

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    The lesson of 9/11 should be that war is not the answer to any of the problems facing the United States. After inflicting violence and chaos on country after country for twenty-five years in a "global war on terror" that has evolved into a Zionist genocide and a revived Cold War against Russia and China, the widespread public opposition to Trump's war on Iran suggests that most Americans have finally learned that lesson. Unfortunately, powerful sections of our corrupt business and political elit

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies

    25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11 | Countercurrents (opens the original)

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    The lesson of 9/11 should be that war is not the answer to any of the problems facing the United States. After inflicting violence and chaos on country after country for twenty-five years in a “global war on terror” that has evolved into a Zionist genocide and a revived Cold War against Russia and China, the widespread public opposition to Trump’s war on Iran suggests that most Americans have finally learned that lesson. Unfortunately, powerful sections of our corrupt business and political elit

  4. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Medea Benjamin - Nicolas J. S. Davies

    Plaguing the Americas with Misery in the Name of Liberty (opens the original)

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    Simon Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, famously observed, “The United States appear(s) to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” For 200 years, US leaders have never proved him wrong. In the early 1800s, Bolivar led what is now Venezuela and five other countries to independence from the Spanish Empire. But the United States still refuses to recognize the independence of other countries in the region. Wannabe emperor Donald Trump even refers

  5. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Medea Benjamin

    Brazil’s Election: Lula, Bolsonaro, and the Battle for the Future | Countercurrents (opens the original)

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    This week marks the beginning of Brazil’s presidential campaign, with the two front-runners—current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro—officially launching their campaigns. After visiting Brazil and talking with politicians, activists, journalists, and ordinary citizens, I came away with the conviction that this is one of the most consequential presidential elections in Brazil’s recent history. The outcome on October 4 will shape not only Brazil’s future but also th

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