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Medea Benjamin is co-founder of CODEPINK for Peace and author of several books, including “Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” She and Nicolas J.S. Davies are the authors of “War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”

Palestinians look at an unexploded bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane on Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood on May 18, 2021. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Forget Biden’s “pause”: Israel is destroying Gaza with a vast arsenal of U.S. weapons

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
A view of destruction after Israeli forces' withdrawal from Khan Yunis, Gaza on April 08, 2024. | Chile's Presidential Palace burns at the height of bombardment during the coup d'etat by the nation's armed forces, 1973 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A short history of “kill lists,” from Nazi Germany to the CIA to Gaza

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
A street sign seen on the road to the city, the outskirts of Avdiivka on February 14, 2024 in Avdiivka district, Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

After two grueling years of bloodshed, it’s time for peace in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Houthi followers burn the Israeli and American flags during a gathering on January 14, 2024 on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Joe Biden’s stark choice: Ceasefire in Gaza — or regional war in Middle East

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Ebrahim Raisi, Antony Blinken and Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Can the US prevent a wider war in the Middle East? Right now, it’s barely trying

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
U.S. Army Specialist stands next to a burning oil well at the Rumayla oil fields March 27, 2003 in Rumayla, Iraq. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Decades of U.S. war crimes led to what Israel is doing in Gaza

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on worldwide threats. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Who is CIA Director Bill Burns: Biden yes-man, Putin apologist or peacemaker?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of Andrii Veremiienko, who was killed fighting Russian troops in the Donetsk region, during a funeral ceremony in Kyiv on Aug. 17, 2023. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)

What’s next in Ukraine as U.S.-backed “counteroffensive” grinds to a halt?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Joe Biden | The remains of artillery shells and missiles including cluster munitions are stored on December 18, 2022 in Toretsk, Ukraine. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Cluster bombs to Ukraine: War anxiety rises among Democrats

Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | A view of destruction at site after Russian attacks struck a shopping mall, in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 21, 2022. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

There’s a global push for peace talks in Ukraine — but U.S. and major allies are resisting

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
President Joe Biden walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy past a religious mural at the St. Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral, as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv on February 20, 2023. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Now U.S. national security experts call for peace talks in Ukraine: Is Biden listening?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
A view of a military cemetery amid Russia-Ukraine war in Dnipro, Ukraine on February 25, 2023. (Adri Salido/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Leaked papers reveal reality behind Ukraine war propaganda — and it’s grim

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The Flag of Finland flies in front of the NATO Headquarters on April 4, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Finland’s move into NATO ends an era of neutrality in Europe: What comes next?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Missiles on the background of stock charts (Getty Images/Anton Petrus)

Who’s winning the economic war over Ukraine — and who’s losing? It’s not a pretty picture

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Local residents remove their belongings from a residential building that was partially destroyed as a result of Russian shelling in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Feb. 13, 2023. (Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Media spin and politicians’ lies are fueling a bloody war of attrition in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Can NATO and the Pentagon find a diplomatic off-ramp from the Ukraine war?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Brazilian former President (2003-2010) and candidate for the leftist Workers Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a Brazilian flag while leaving a polling station during the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 30, 2022. (CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)

A world of possibilities: 10 surprisingly good things that happened in 2022

Medea Benjamin
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ukraine crisis is a classic “security dilemma” — and it’s urgent we find a solution

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy | A view of destruction at site after Russian attacks struck a shopping mall, in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 21, 2022. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It’s time for a Christmas truce in Ukraine — and real peace talks

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Committee chairman Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., talks with ranking member Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., before the start of a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, March 15, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Congress wants to spend billions on new weapons for possible ground war with Russia

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets US President Joe Biden (R) during the US - Russia Summit 2021 on June 16, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Give peace a chance in Ukraine: The chorus rises, around the world and across the spectrum

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and other members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a recent news conference outside the U.S. Capitol (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In major break with Biden administration, 30 House progressives call for ceasefire in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
US President Joe Biden | Explosion causes fire at the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait, Crimea on October 08, 2022. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Biden’s broken promise to avoid war with Russia could lead to Armageddon

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso addresses the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 26, 2022. (YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

What media didn’t tell you about the UN: 66 nations called for an end to Ukraine war

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
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