Alexander Cockburn’s “Twittergasms” piece today in the Nation slams much of the anti-war movement through the lens of Twitter — including CODEPINK — for failing to rally the world against Obama’s failed promises, war in Afghanistan, growing war in Pakistan, and still-not-over war in Iraq, and for joining in the conversation around the current civil [...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
As part of its mission to highlight and promote the stories and perspectives of Afghan women, CODEPINK has launched an ongoing series of print, audio and video interviews “Afghan Women Speak Out,” conversations with leading international women activists and policymakers. In light of the current debate in Congress over a $94 billion war funding supplemental bill, [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Every other week or so, we will post a new review of a book relevant to war, peace and women. This week, CODEPINK organizer Lisa Savage of Maine reviews The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. For more great reads, visit here.
Friday, June 19, 2009
In President Obama’s much-praised, criticized and analyzed speech in Cairo, he condescended at one point to lecture the Palestinians on their use of violence, contrasting it with the nonviolent strategy and tactics of African-American for their civil rights: “Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. For centuries, black [...]
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Worldwide military spending on arms hit an all-time high last year, according to a new report. In 2008, over $1.4 TRILLION was spent on weapons in 2008. The United States is responsible for 42% of the spending, which is more than the next 14 countries combined. Not coincidentally, the US Congress continues to debate Obama’s Supplemental bill [...]
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
(Originally posted on Huffington Post here). As part of its mission to highlight and promote the stories and perspectives of Afghan women, CODEPINK has launched an ongoing series of print, audio and video interviews “Afghan Women Speak Out,” conversations with leading international women activists and policymakers. For the third interview in the series (view our first and [...]
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Just yesterday the United States hit a telling benchmark in its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: 5,000 Americans killed. Five-thousand may seem small. After all, about 95,000 Iraqis have been killed since 2003 and 2,000 Afghans since just last year. Some feel it’s a just sacrifice for the “cause.”
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
See Jane Do, a rockin’ mama media duo from California, joined CODEPINK on Mother’s Day in DC to highlight the stories of the many amazing women who were standing vigil together. They caught up with Sweeta Noori, Afghanistan country director of Women for Women International, to talk with her about why she left Afghanistan (temporarily) [...]
Monday, June 1, 2009
The war in Afghanistan is escalating. In recent weeks, both the House and the Senate have approved Obama’s supplemental bill which includes funding for the additional 21,000 troops set to deploy to Afghanistan. As CODEPINK protests this escalation and looks for alternative solutions, it is important that we educate ourselves about the history, culture, and [...]
Friday, May 22, 2009
It’s been so swamped here at the CODEPINK House in DC, with the Senate passing yesterday the $92 billion war supplemental bill, that I did not have a chance to write yesterday on Afghanistan. But I’m full of fire and penned this letter to Pres. Obama. Enjoy!
Friday, June 26, 2009
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