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Jane Smith

Protest Marches Planned For Downtown D.C., MLK Memorial Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | Jane Smith | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: DC News, Video, District of Columbia, Occupydc, Occupy Wall Street, Code Pink, Protests, Stop the Machine, McPherson Square, Freedom Plaza, Backbone Campaign, Occupy Dc, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC protesters, who have been in McPherson Square for nearly a week, are making plans for several marches on Friday. "We may be co...

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Hayley Miller

'Stop The Machine' Kickoff Draws Hundreds to Busboys And Poets

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: October 2011, Corporate Responsibility, Occupydc, Code Pink, Occupy Wall Street, Madea Benjamin, Stop the Machine, Occupy Dc, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of supporters from across the country flocked to Wednesday night’s kickoff event for the October2011.org/Stop the Machine dem...

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Iraq Withdrawal? Don't Take it to the Bank

Medea Benjamin | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Barack Obama, US Foreign Policy, Iraq War, Code Pink, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

Barack Obama has no plans for a full withdrawal, as his hand-picked appointees make clear. You can almost hear him thinking: What are liberals going to do, vote Republican?

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Sam Stein

Pawlenty Gets Glitter-Bombed By Gay And Women's Rights Activists

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Minnesota, Pawlenty Glitter, Minneapolis, Lgbt Glitter, Minnesota Family Council, Pawlenty Women's Rights, Glitter, Nick Espinosa, Code Pink Glitter, Pawlenty, Code Pink, Glitter Bomb, Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Confetti, Pranks, Robert-Erickson, Pawlenty Gay Rights, Republicans, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- First they targeted former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Now the glitterati have struck former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, in hopes ...

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It Takes a Woman to Lead the Way to Peace: Mayor Kitty Piercy Leading the Way to Bring Our War Dollars Home

Jodie Evans | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Pentagon, u.s. Mayors Conference, Congress, Foreclosure Crisis, Mayor, Budget Cuts, Budget, Bring Our War Dollars Home, War, Economic Crisis, Pentagon Budget, Kitty Piercy, Eugene, Housing Crisis, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, US Mayors, Wall Street Crisis, Military, Federal Budget Deficit, Code Pink, Codepink, Financial Crisis, Budget Deficit, Defense Spending, Oregon, Politics News
Jodie Evans

We understand Congress is addicted to the military dollars spent in every Congressional district, but an economy built on death and destruction does not create a thriving community.

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Jason Linkins

Scarborough Hits Liberals For Libya Hypocrisy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Libya, Joe Scarborough, Anti-War Movement, Code Pink, Barack Obama, Anti-War, Politics News

If you want to level a charge of hypocrisy against Democratic Party lawmakers, knock yourself out. But leave the rest of the "liberal" movement out of it, especially if you can't actually make the case.

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Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cost of War, Medea Benjamin, Congress, Gaddafi, Afghanistan, War, Obama, Weapons, Libyan, Libya, Military, Army, Airstrikes, Egypt, United Nations, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Code Pink, Codepink, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Arab League, Un, Iraq, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

If protecting civilians from evil dictators were the goal, there's an easier, safer way than aerial bombardment for the U.S. and its allies to consider: Simply stop arming and propping up evil dictators.

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From 'Liberation' to Occupation: 10 Reasons Iraq Was No Cakewalk

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Troops, Military, Army, Private Contractors, Paul Wolfowitz, Bradley Manning, Afghanistan, War, Code Pink, Codepink, Obama Administration, Obama, Iraq, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

March 19 marks the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. At the onset, Ken Adelman predicted that "liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk." Eight years on, it's time to look back at that "cakewalk."

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Activists Stand Up for Bradley Manning -- and PJ Crowley

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Rights, Dod, State Dept, Department of Defense, PJ Crowley, Crime, Whistleblower, War, Obama, Bradley Manning, Quantico, Wikileaks, Virginia, Dc, White House, Human Rights, P.J. Crowley, State Department, Activism, Code Pink, Protest, Codepink, Hacker, Leaks, Hacking, Torture, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

When we heard that P.J. Crowley had resigned as spokesman for the State Department after criticizing the Pentagon's treatment of suspected whistleblower Army private Bradley Manning, my CODEPINK colleagues and I knew we had to respond.

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Art for Social Justice: re:FORM Art Event in Los Angeles

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Social Change, Drug War, Ed Ruscha, Artists, Drugs, Kenny Scharf, Civil Rights, Drug Policy Alliance, Jodie Evans, Code Pink, Marijuana, Los Angeles News
Anthony Papa

Few public policies have undermined social justice for so long and to such an extent as the drug war. The re:FORM event is inspired by artists who have used art as a vehicle for social change.

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Mubarak Mobs and Street Vendors: Welcome to Egypt

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Jan 25, Egypt, jan25, Tahrir Square, Code Pink, Codepink, Mubarak, Jan28, Jan 28, Peace, Barack Obama, Egyptian, Egypt Revolution, Day of Departure, Egypt Conflict, American Activists Egypt, World News
Medea Benjamin

I was in the middle of buying some mints from a street vendor on Cairo's Talat Harb Street when the rocks started flying. He gave me one pack of mints, and all hell broke loose. "Run, run," people yelled at me.

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Next Sunday: Protest at Right-Wing Billionaires' Secret Summit near Palm Springs

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Civil Rights Coalition, David Koch, Tea Party, Koch Brothers, Poder Popular, Erwin Chemerinsky, Health Access, Health Care for America Now (HCAN), California Partnership, Calpirg, Van Jones, Code Pink, Afscme, California Labor Federation, Rock the Vote, Energy Action Coalition, U.S. Action, Alliance for Justice, Protest, Rancho Las Palmas Resort, Common Cause, Lee Fang, Moveon, Courage Campaign, California Student Sustainability Coalition, Sierra Club, California Nurses Association, DeeAnn McEwen, Cato Institute, Robert Reich, Rancho Mirage, Greenpeace, Women?S International League for Peace and Freedom, National Council of Jewish Women, California Council of Churches, Planned Parenthood of California, United Domestic Workers, Charles Koch, Consumer Watchdog, Credo, Aclu, Politics News
Peter Dreier

A broad coalition of consumer, community, labor, environmental, student, civil liberties, and faith-based groups are sponsoring a rally in Rancho Mira...

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Karl Rove Slams Fox News Hosts For Bringing Up Anti-Rove Protesters (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Fox News, Rove Fox News, Rove Book Signing, Code Pink, Rove Code Pink, Rove Beverly Hills, Jodi Evans, Rove Heckled, Huffington Post, Karl Rove Slams Fox News, Karl Rove Slams Fox News Hosts, Video, Politics News

Fox News contributor Karl Rove directed some unfriendly fire at the hosts of "Fox and Friends" this weekend when the show's anchors decided to ask Rov...

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Jodie Evans Makes Second Attempt To Arrest Karl Rove For War Crimes While He's On Book Tour

Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, War Crimes, Book Publishing, Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Code Pink, Book Tour, Citizen's Arrest, Jode Evans, Books News

Organizing a booksigning? You might want to include a beefed-up security detail - if the book is a political tome. Earlier this week, for the second t...

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Tired of Getting Dumped On By BP, Activists Take to the Streets

Jodie Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diane Wilson, Tony Hayward, Houston, Bp, Business, Energy, Gulf of Mexico, BP Oil Spill, Code Pink, Bp International Day of Action, United States Senate, Green News
Jodie Evans

2010-06-10-oil.jpg Diane Wilson goes to jail for dumping a jar of fake oil on herself, and Tony Hayward doesn't even have to answer to the U.S. public.

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Rove Chased Off Stage By Code Pink Protester With Handcuffs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Karl Rove Handcuffs, Karl Rove Speaking Engagement, Code Pink, Los Angeles News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Anti-war protesters have heckled former White House political adviser Karl Rove off the stage at his book signing in Bev...

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The F Word: The Times' Bias Killed ACORN

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura Flanders

The contemplation-of-a-correction story is less about bad reporting than bias. The Times seems to have considered ACORN guilty from the start.

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Something is Brewing Across America Today: The Coffee Party is Percolating

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coffee Party, Liberals, Andy Shallal, Cnn, Madea Benjamin, Washington DC, Mary Panke, Congress, Coffee, Democrats, Tea Party, Code Pink, Republicans, Busboys & Poets, Politics News
Tamar Abrams

At coffee shops across the country, Americans are witnessing the birth of a new movement. It's not progressive or conservative. It's not about issues so much as a new way of seeing politics.

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Real Housewives of Afghanistan

Sara Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghan Women, Code Pink, Afghanisan, World News
Sara Davidson

The most severe problem Afghan women face is domestic violence, not terrorism. And UN studies show that the more educated a man is, the less likely he is to beat his wife.

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Afghan Women Speak Out: Dr. Roshnak Wardak

Jodie Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Codepink, Afghanistan, Code Pink, Afghani Women, Obama Afghanistan, Afghanistan Women, Afghanistan Surge, US Troops Afghanistan, World News
Jodie Evans

CODEPINK went to Afghanistan to hear what women there think about the push for more troops. And we found they want us to send doctors, teachers, engineers and business leaders, not more soldiers.

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CODEPINK's "Gaza Freedom" Mockery

Eric Trager | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Freedom March, MID-EAST PEACE, Operation Cast Lead, Gaza, Middle East, Stephen Walt, Medea Benjamin, Code Pink, Palestinians, Codepink, Israel, Rafah Border Crossing, Middle East Peace, World News
Eric Trager

CODEPINK's goals have nothing to do with actual Palestinian freedom. Whether CODEPINK is disrupting a Senate hearing or demonstrating in Cairo, its purpose is the same: to vilify American foreign policy.

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Anti-War Activists Reawakened By Obama Afghanistan Decision

Politics Daily | Shahzad Chaudhary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Antiwar Activists, Afghan War, President Obama Afghanistan, Antiwar Activists Afghanistan, President Obama Afghan War, Afghanistan, Code Pink Afghanistan, Code Pink, President Obama, Afghanistan Strategy, Obama Afghanistan Strategy, Politics News

Sitting in the front row at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, directly in sight of committee Chairman John Kerry, two women discreetly hel...

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Confessions of a Dove in Afghanistan

Sara Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, Afghan Women, Women's Peace Mission, Code Pink, World News
Sara Davidson

I thought I knew what the U.S. should do in Afghanistan, until I made a trip there with a small group organized by Code Pink.

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Egypt Cracks Down On Foreign Protesters Traveling To Gaza

Christian Science Monitor | Liam Stack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Islam, Social Justice, Gaza, Gaza War, Judaism, Netanyahu, Palestinians, Two-State, Hamas, Peace, Protesters, Gaza Freedom March, Gaza Strip, Human Rights, Cairo, Land Rights, Egypt, Code Pink, Israel, Mubarak, Un, Refugees, World News

Getting in to the Gaza Strip is no easy feat, but driving across Egypt should not be this hard. On Sunday, more than 1,000 international activists ...

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Delivering a Message to Obama -- from the Women of Afghanistan

Jodie Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Codepink, Women, Obama, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Jodie Evans, Code Pink, Politics News
Jodie Evans

Last week, a long-term CODEPINK supporter phoned to invite me to dinner with Obama. She said, "You went to a war zone to learn what the women of Afghanistan want to say to Obama -- I want to make sure he gets the message."

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