Author Archives: Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd

Thirty progressive Democrats break rank, calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine
By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd
Posted on October 25, 2022 by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd

In a dramatic break with the Biden administration on the eve of the midterm elections, 30 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him to engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladmir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. In addition to bilateral talks, signatories to the letter, initiated by Progressive Caucus Chair Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, urge the White House to support a mutual ceasefire and diplomatic efforts to avoid a protracted war that threatens more human suffering and spiraling global inflation, as well as nuclear war through intention or miscalculation. Continue reading →

Squad & Co: Unite as a block to downsize Biden’s military budget
By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd
Posted on May 5, 2021 by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd

Imagine this scenario: A month before the vote on the federal budget, progressives in Congress declared, “We’ve studied President Biden’s proposed $753 billion military budget, an increase of $13 billion from Trump’s already inflated budget, and we can’t, in good conscience, support this.” Continue reading →

Why senators must reject Avril Haines for intelligence
By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd
Posted on January 4, 2021 by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd

Even before President-Elect Joe Biden sets foot in the White House, the Senate Intelligence Committee may start hearings on his nomination of Avril Haines as director of national intelligence. Continue reading →

No, Joe, don’t roll out the red carpet for torture enablers

We need political leaders and intelligence community officials who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law, inhumane, and ineffective.
By Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd
Posted on December 23, 2020 by Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd

It was painful enough to live through the U.S. invasion of Iraq that caused untold devastation and human misery for no justifiable reason. Continue reading →