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Join CODEPINK’s Marcy Winograd and Medea Benjamin as they unpack Netanyahu’s UN address and the protests outside, Trump’s pivot toward China, and the war machine’s impact on the climate. Plus, congressional efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war and block U.S. bombs to Israel.

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, host Marcy Winograd first takes us to DC, where CODEPINK confronts Trump’s toadies–Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, and Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury–over illegal wars, economic sanctions and US and Israel genocide. On the second half, Marcy interviews author David Vine on the Pentagon’s plan to open a new, additional, US military base inside Israel.

This week on CODEPINK Radio, Marcy Winograd and CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin take on the politics of Hollywood, from the backlash against Macklemore and pressure on artists speaking out for Palestine to Susan Sarandon and Mark Ruffalo standing their ground. They also unpack new pressure on Israel over illegal settlements, the expanding U.S.-Israel war on Iran, and the growing resistance to endless war. Then, they turn to artificial intelligence, as warnings from inside the industry fuel calls to rein in increasingly powerful AI and confront its already deadly role in modern warfare.

On this episode of CODEPINK Radio, host Marcy Winograd interviews economist and author Jeffrey Sachs on why US illegal sanctions on five sectors of Iran’s economy will fail to collapse the Iranian government. In the second half of our program, we meet Sonali Kolhatkar, broadcaster and author of a new book, “Breaking ICE: Community Defense Against State Terror and MAGA Fascism.

In this episode, host Marcy Winograd shares testimony calling on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board to keep Israel propagandists out of our classrooms, where the Brandeis Center on Human Rights seeks to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism. This episode also features segments from a recent CODEPINK webinar: China is Not our Enemy. Webinar hosts Jodie Evans and Megan Russell challenge US imperialism in East Asia, where over 300 US military bases surround China.

Empire on the Rocks co-hosts Marcy Winograd and Medea Benjamin discuss whether Brazil's upcoming election can revive Latin America's pink tide and whether exposure of the Israel lobby and its ecosystem can weaken Zionist influence on U.S. foreign policy.

On this episode, host Marcy Winograd speaks with Teri Mattson of CODEPINK’s Latin America team on resistance to the US masquerade as protector of Latin America, where the Department of War has launched the “Shield of the Americas” military alliance under the guise of fighting drug cartels. Next, Marcy speaks with Liz Jackson, Legal Director of K-12 Legal Defense, on the organization’s challenge to the Zionist masquerade as protector of Jewish safety in its war on schools and colleges that dare to protest US-Israel genocide in Gaza.

In this episode, host Marcy Winograd interviews Craig Mokhiber, international human rights lawyer and former senior UN human rights official on why the United Nations is worth saving.

Key Links

With a new attack on the ICC, the U.S. expands its assault on the rule of law. (Craig Mokhiber. Mondoweiss. 7/15/26)

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/07/with-a-new-attack-on-the-icc-the-u-s-expands-its-assault-on-the-rule-of-law/

As US support for Israel plummets, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu–wanted by the International Criminal Court– attempts to train AI models to deny Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and crimes against humanity across West Asia. CODEPINK’s Marcy Winograd interviews Nick Cleveland-Stout, independent journalist with the Quincy Institute and Drop Site News, on Israel’s $46.5 million contract with a former Trump campaign manager to spread propaganda.

Key Links

Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working. (Nick Cleveland-Stout. Drop Site News. 7/28/26)

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-brad-parscale-ai-chatbots-gaza

Israel and the United States are merging their militaries. Here's why. (Nuvpreet Kalra. CODEPINK Blog. 7/15/26)

Economist/YouGov Poll (July 28, 2026)

Half of Americans think the U.S. should arrest Netanyahu if he comes to the country.
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/55264-half-americans-think-us-should-arrest-netanyahu-if-he-comes-to-us-july-25-27-2026-economist-yougov-poll

On the first half of Empire on the Rocks, Medea and Marcy discuss growing opposition to the war on Iran and U.S-Israel military integration. On the second half of our program, our podcasters take a deep dive into Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "Cuba, the Capital of 21st Century Communism." The conspiracy-heavy document attacks both the island nation--long suffering under brutal U.S. sanctions-- and its progressive supporters in the United States. Is Rubio's Red Scare rant a pretext for military intervention in Cuba or a blueprint for persecution of the Left in the U.S? Or is it both? Listen to learn more.