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10 Good Things About 2009!

My almost annual list of ten good things about the waning year has never before posed such a tremendous challenge. In the face of this challenge, I decided to try a minimalist thought experiment, blocking out the many baneful events that colored 2009, and instead seeking [...]

Obama Announces; CODEPINK Responds

We need a peace strategy.

The White House Called. And They Are Pissed…

Here lie the dashed hopes, concerns, crushed dreams and disappointments of nearly 2,000 Americans. They made it to the inbox of White House officials through our handy dandy tool. 30 minutes after sending the alert we received a call from the White House. Read Jodie Evans’ report of it here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter (15) and I continue [...]

Defense Budget passes Senate

Today, on the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, the Senate passed the 2010 Defense Budget with 93 yays to 7  nays.  The bill allocates $128 billion to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This does not include any amounts allocated by additional war supplemental bills. To date, we have already spent over a [...]

CHEESE! Shame on Yoo

Afghan Women Speak Out: Deja-vu? (+ audio interview)

I just posted this new piece, “Put Down The Pom-Poms,” to Huffington Post (and it’s circulating elsewhere, like on CommonDreams) on Vice President Biden’s comments last week that war in Afghanistan is a justified “sacrifice” to “protect” Americans from terrorism. As someone who helped found CODEPINK six years ago in response to the Bush administration’s [...]