It’s official: the U.S. is sending at least three brigades of troops to Afghanistan by summer. Defense Secretary Gates arrived in Afghanistan today and met with a lead U.S. commander David McKiernana, who has requested four additional brigades, including the one scheduled for January deployment, or 14,000 and 20,000 troops. The U.S. military has [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
Gayle Brandeis, the phenomenal author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperSanFrancisco), The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel (HarperCollins), Self Storage, and numerous pieces in Salon.com, The Nation and other publications, represented CODEPINK at the Motherhood Movement conference in Toronto and delivered an incredible speech about her and our work, with [...]
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Welp, the world has voted — no, not that vote — and Medea Benjamin is MORE influential than Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
On October 3rd, a group of CodePink activists went to San Antonio to protest the arrival of Sarah Palin who was there to attend a high-end Republican fundraiser. When we arrived, there was already a large group of Palin fans standing in front of the hotel, holding signs and chanting her name. Our group, being [...]
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hey, y’all. Just a quick recap of CODEPINK in the news this past week….
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jean Stevens, CODEPINK national media coordinator, 646-723-1781 America demands a peace president! CODEPINK and other activist groups to rally TODAY outside presidential candidate debate at Hofstra WHAT: Pro-peace, pro-diplomacy, pro-America rally outside final presidential candidate debate WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Weds. Oct. 15 WHERE: Corner of Hempstead Turnpike and Uniondale Ave, Hempstead, NY *Interviews available before [...]
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Americans love their tiny dogs. Beverly Hills Chihuahua raked in $17.5 million this past weekend, taking the top spot for the second weekend in a row. The newest war thriller Body of Lies, with Leo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, saw only $13 million and a measly third place. (The folks who analyze this stuff thought [...]
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Top 10 reasons why today’s Hank “Fox in the henhouse” Paulson action totally rocked:
Friday, September 12, 2008
CODEPINK and other peace orgs — a whopping 12 — are gearing up for Sept. 20, the day of our Million Doors for Peace campaign! We’re recruiting thousands of people to knock on one million of their neighbors’ doors and ask them to sign a pledge to bringing the troops home within one year. Katrina [...]
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
According to a new poll, white women fans of Obama are jumping ship to vote for McCain/Palin, because — of course! — Palin is a woman. Forget her positions on the war, abortion, drilling, evolution, health care, education for all — she’s XX! Has ovaries! She’s a mommy! By golly, that’s all women need to [...]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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