On this week's program, we hear a recent speech by author and peace organizer Medea Benjamin.

She discusses her newly-published book "Inside Iran," and explains why the anti-Iran words and actions

of the Trump administration will actually strengthen the hand of hardliners in Iran, making reform more difficult.

 

Notes:

 

Medea Benjamin helped found the fair-trade organization Global Exchange,

and the womens' peace group Code Pink. Her previous books include

"Kingdom of the Unjust" and "Drone Warfare." She spoke at the Hillside Club 

in Berkeley, California on June 7, 2018.