Z Needs Your Help!
Cubans and Americans alike are delighted with the opening
Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years. She is the author of ten books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control; Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection; and Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her articles appear regularly in outlets such as Znet, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, CommonDreams, Alternet and The Hill.
Raul Castro is trying to find a middle way, stimulating the economy while preserving revolutionary gains like free healthcare and education
AIPAC’s support of the Israeli prime minister over the US president is turning AIPAC into a Republican-biased lobby that could hopefully prove fatal to its future influence in Washington
The new US-Cuba talks are a refreshing burst of sunshine in the 54-year dismal relationship between neighbors separated by a mere 90 miles
Raif Badawi was sentenced by a Saudi court to 1,000 floggings, as well as ten years in prison and a fine of $266,000. Badawi’s crime? Blogging.
The highlights of 2014 reveal that progressives are poised to make important gains in 2015
The talk about resetting President Obama’s security team is misplaced; we should be focusing instead on resetting his bellicose policies
RE/MAX Israel sells properties that are not only in Israel proper, but are also in occupied Palestinian lands of the West Bank
Interview on Ferguson, the militarization of police, US education, Obama versus the neo-cons and more
Congress, thankfully, did give the Pentagon a deadline to get itself in better financial shape — 25 years ago