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Medea Benjamin

CODEPINK's "Gaza Freedom" Mockery

Eric Trager | Posted 12.30.2009 | World

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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The Israel/Gaza Face-Off in Los Angeles

Linda Milazzo | Posted 01.02.2010 | Los Angeles

Read More: LA Jews for Peace, Egypt, The Goldstone Report, Blockade, Humanitarians, Medea Benjamin, Israeli Consulate, Palestine, Gaza Freedom March, United States, Los Angelenos, The United Nations, Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard, Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Occupation, Cairo, Vigil, Border, Liberation, Codepink, Israel, American Flag, Justice, Los Angeles News
Linda Milazzo

Monday night, in remembrance of the one-year anniversary of Israel's Operation Cast Lead that killed 1,400 Gazans, and in solidarity with the 1,400 in...

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Julian Hattem

Nine Arrested Protesting Lieberman's Healthcare Stance

HuffingtonPost.com | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Aetna, Health Care, Joseph Lieberman, Mobilization-for-Health-Care-for-All, Medea Benjamin, Politics News

Nine protesters were arrested Thursday in a demonstration at the office of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to demand that he pledge to stop accepting fro...

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Don Lemon & CNN: No to "Real Americans," Yes to Real Journalism!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: The Constitution, Lila Garrett, George W. Bush, Progressives, Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright, Fox, Norman Solomon, Msnbc, America's Town Halls, Americans for Prosperity, Conservatives, Corporate Media, Health Care Town Halls, Rush Limbaugh, Progressive Democrats of America, Lou Dobbs, Alan Hardage, Marcy Winograd, Barack Obama, David Swanson, Cnn, Brad Parker, Maureen Cruise, Sean Hannity, Dr. Jo Olson, Corporate Media Coverage, Iraq War, Anti-War Protests, Tom Hayden, Real Americans, Don Lemon, Bill O'Reilly, Wayne Williams, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Can anyone tell me of any wall to wall on-site coverage of peace movement events over the past six years where the corporate press offered extensive air-time to listen to progressive leaders? I don't recall that ever happening. Do you?

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Time for President Zelaya to Return to Honduras

Medea Benjamin | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Honduras, Barack Obama, Medea Benjamin, Oscar Arias, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Medea Benjamin

It's time for Zelaya to go home and get back to the job he was elected to do. And the U.S. government should help him do that.

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Confronting Rumsfeld

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, Medea Benjamin, Ray McGovern, Code Pink, Government, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Gop, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Mere willingness to insult Donald Rumsfeld to his face is not a great accomplishment. It trivializes his alleged crimes to showily spew inane jargon.

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Why I Criticized Code Pink

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, Activism, After Downing Street, Code Pink, David Swanson, Medea Benjamin, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Many activists are more concerned with feeling good about themselves than being effective.

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The Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Should be Pardoned

Medea Benjamin | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraqi Shoe Thrower, Bush, Medea Benjamin, George W. Bush, Codepink, Iraq, Muntazer Al-Zaidi, Iraqi Government, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

Insulting someone in power is a legitimate form of non-violent resistance. The harm that could be inflicted by a shoe cannot be compared with harm inflicted by an unwarranted occupation that has resulted in the deaths and displacement of millions of Iraqis.

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US Citizen Diplomats Arrive In Iran, Invited By Ahmadinejad

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, War, George W. Bush, Medea Benjamin, United Nations, Iraq, Foreign Service, Peace, Iraq War, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Colonel Ann Wright, Jodie Evans, Peace and Social Justice Groups, Codepink, President of Iran, Citizen Diplomats, Iranians, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

President-elect Obama, Iranians are wonderful people. They don't deserve harm.

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The Legacy of Harvey Milk

Kip Williams | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cindy Sheehan, Gavin Newsom, Medea Benjamin, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Harvey Milk, Civil Rights, Harvey Milk Movie, Gus Van Sant Milk Movie, SF Gay Men's Club, Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, Sean Pean Milk Movie, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Harvey Milk Club, Gay Rights, Ross Mirkarimi, Mark Leno, Entertainment News
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.

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Should Henry "The Fox" Paulson Guard the Hen House?

Medea Benjamin | Posted 11.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Codepink, Congress, Bailout, Economy, Medea Benjamin, Henry Paulson, Wall Street Crisis, Business News
Medea Benjamin

The people's ire of the Wall Street bailout almost derailed Paulson's entire plan. But the bankers prevailed. It has, however, not calmed the markets and shouldn't mute the public outcry.

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