Cindy Sheehan

A Revolution of Values, Bearing Witness to the Death of Our Rights

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Jeanine Molloff

"Am I calling for an armed insurrection? Hardly, and only because I don't think it's possible or probable that an armed revolution would be successful..." said Sheehan.

Cindy Sheehan Follows Obama To Martha's Vineyard

Cape Cod Times | Jake Berry | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


On his first official vacation since taking office, President Barack Obama has tried to leave his work at home. So some demonstrators are bringing the...

Life, Liberty and the Right to Be Sick

Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics


Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel

Scandlen argues that "Americans are not required to buy food, clothing or shelter. Why must they buy health insurance?"

Bush's Dallas Home Becomes Site Of War Protest

AP | ANNA M. TINSLEY | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


DALLAS — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is protesting again _ this time near former President George W. Bush's Dallas home. Sheehan led a brie...

What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

Two Mothers, Two Lost Son -- One Common Goal

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Jerry Zovko and Casey Sheehan changed the course of the war, by changing public opinions, but more importantly, by changing their mothers into accountability crusaders.

My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...

I Can't Wait To Have a President Who...

Erica Heller | Posted 12.25.2008 | Style


Erica Heller

7. Isn't afraid of a press conference, sex education, an intellectual, a gay person, stem cell research or as W. called it, "the internets," "3 Shakespeares," or an honest day's work.

Top Ten Heroes of the George W. Bush Era

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Shirin Sadeghi

As the W. Bush regime comes to an end it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the countless individuals and groups who have spent the last nearly 8 years exposing this government.

BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

[Today's Hallowe'en column is in two ghastly parts -- one frightful, fingernail-chewing tale for each side of the corpse-ridden and zombified politica...

The Legacy of Harvey Milk

Kip Williams | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment


Kip Williams

Last night was the world premiere of Milk at the Castro Theatre! For those who don't know, that's the new Gus Van Sant film about Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn in the title role.

Crawford: Filmmaker David Modigliani on Bush-Era Political Stagecraft (Watch the Movie in Full Here!)

Brad Listi | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


Brad Listi

A hit on the festival circuit, Modigliani's film offers a poignant view of the small Texas town that was transformed overnight when George W. Bush bought his 1,500-acre ranch on Prairie Chapel Road back in 1999.

The Kos And The System: "Blogfather" Markos Moulitsas On Digital-Era Activism And His New Book

Christian Avard | Posted 09.20.2008 | Home


Christian Avard

"The right understands that working for change is very methodical. It's their ability to subsume the movement into a common whole that's made them very powerful. You don't get that on the left."

Pelosi Gets "Booked" & Confronts Her Own Past

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

For a woman who was once at the cutting edge of social progressivism, Nancy Pelosi has lost her way. She has strayed from her former social consciousness into the malaise of power.

Sheehan Qualifies To Challenge Pelosi

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics


SAN FRANCISCO — Cindy Sheehan, an icon of the anti-war movement, has qualified to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her seat in Congress....

Cindy Sheehan Makes It On Ballot To Challenge Nancy Pelosi!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Now comes the true test for the progressive movement. Will progressives who vehemently oppose Nancy Pelosi's failed Congressional leadership come forward to help Cindy Sheehan challenge Pelosi for her seat in San Francisco's 8th Congressional District? I know I will.

A Call to Heroes: My "Sit-Down" With Vince Bugliosi

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media


Linda Milazzo

Coming from Vincent Bugliosi, a man who has proven time and again that he has no fear, his threat it one that George Bush should take seriously. Vince will not back down.

Mother's Day: Anti-War Celebration

Jeanine Molloff | Posted 05.14.2008 | Home


Jeanine Molloff

Julia Ward-Howe established the holiday for a radical reason: to end the violence plaguing the post-Civil War South. This Sunday the mothers of the children dying in Iraq deserve more than a card.

Dockworkers Shut Down West Coast Ports To Protest the War

JB Powell | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home


JB Powell

The West Coast Dockworkers peace strike had a different edge, reminiscent of the days when the labor movement could and would affect this country's daily business to get its points across.

Sheehan Counting On Celeb Endorsements In Longshot Bid Against Pelosi

The Hill | Karissa Marcum | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is making celebrity endorsements a key facet of her long-shot bid to defeat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) next...