Bombs have not fallen, but Trump’s economic warfare is killing children and causing deep suffering for the people of this island nation. Havana scene, February, 2023 -- Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Leonardo Flores, Common Dreams I’m traveling to Cuba for the first time on March 21 to be in Havana with the Nuestra América Convoy, in which people from dozens of countries representing a variety of organizations will break the blockade, bringing much-nee

Britain’s role in US wars during the Trump administration has been much more significant than many people realize. Trump and British PM Keir Starmer, September, 2025 -- Number 10, via Wikimedia Commons By Alfie Howis, Common Dreams Britain’s role in the recent machinations of the US empire has been central, despite going underreported and little criticized. Britain has a significant hand in the ongoing US war of aggression against Iran and its recent invasion of Venezuela . B

This is not the time for over-analyzing every misstep, real or imagined, by the Bolivarian government. It is a time to relentlessly denounce the kidnapping of a president and a legislator. Venezuelans march demanding the release of Maduro and Flores on March 4 -- image via X By Leonardo Flores, Common Dreams Two days before his kidnapping, President Nicolás Maduro gave an interview to Spanish writer Ignacio Ramonet and explained that the war on Venezuela is a cognitive one

Via The People's Forum A broad coalition of grassroots organizations are coming together to sponsor emergency protests in cities and towns across the country on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s attack against Iran. A full list of demonstrations will be updated on this page as locations and times are confirmed. Trump’s unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran is an act of war that threatens to cause unthinkable death and destruction. But the people of this country reje

Trump on November 25 -- public domain image By Julia Conley, Common Dreams Policy experts and advocates on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump’s claim that he had ordered the airspace above and around Venezuela “to be closed in its entirety”—an authority the US president does not have but that one analyst said signaled a “scorched earth” policy in the South American country and that others warned could portend imminent airstrikes. Francisco Rodriguez, a senior researc

Smoke rises from an attack on Gaza city, March 19 -- image via video screenshot on X At least 183 children have been killed since Israel...

Blinken, Biden and Austin in March, 2024 -- public domain image Two US based organizations -- Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and...

We should all be frightened by this use of AI for death and destruction. But this is not new. Israel and the U.S. have been testing and...

"The Western press are waxing lyrical about the new Syria being born—but not a word on the U.S. and Israeli bombs falling from the sky"...

The team that Trump has assembled seems to offer some hope for an end to fighting in Ukraine, but little to none for peace in the Middle...

Israeli forces also killed a Palestinian boy on his way home from school in the occupied territory. By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams...

Beirut under Israeli attack -- image via X CODEPINK Press Release: CODEPINK condemns Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the ongoing U.S....

From September 10-30, we will gather before the U.S.’ U.N. Mission and the Israeli Consulate demanding both nations desist from further...

The combined dangers of nuclear war and climate catastrophe have pushed the hands of the Doomsday Clock all the way to 90 seconds to...

It’s time to tell our government that war with China is not only unacceptable, but global suicide. An F-35C Lightning II launches from...

If a man like Netanyahu had walked through their home and mangled their children’s bodies so much that they could never forget the way...

NATO’s 75th anniversary is an opportune time to take stock of NATO’s outdated world view and violations of international law. Sound...

The U.S. government seems determined to share Israel’s self-inflicted isolation from voices calling for peace from all over the world,...

Image via CODEPINK CODEPINK Press Release: CODEPINK Inland Empire and CODEPINK Southeast LA joined a coalition of peace activists at last...

While decades of even deadlier U.S. war-making in the greater Middle East failed to provoke a sustained mass protest movement, the...