In a few minutes, the House finance committee will face CEOS of “the Big Three” American auto companies and debate whether it should approve a bailout for the auto industry. CODEPINK will be at the hearing (they were yesterday — check out this Associated Press photo of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson staring disdainfully at Medea [...]
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Cofounder Medea Benjamin and Indypendent writer Arun Gupta posted an incredible column on Common Dreams today, inspired by the historic election yesterday, that calls for a grassroots mass-mobilization of communities nationwide to create a plan to solve the economic crisis and reinvest in America. They write: Because the “free market” has proven a farce and the [...]
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Like the rest of the world, CODEPINK is emboldened by Sen. Barack Obama’s victory in a historic presidential election.
Friday, October 31, 2008
After saving Queens woman from foreclosure, CODEPINK pressure Washington to bailout Main Street QUEENS, NY — The day Jocelyne Voltaire’s home here of 21 years was scheduled for auction, CODEPINK Women for Peace learned of her tragic story and appealed to its members for help. In two hours, $15,000 in donations had poured in, enough to [...]
Monday, October 27, 2008
Tons in the news this past week: Janine Boneparth, Rae Abileah, Keiko Schnelle, Nancy Mancias and Blaine Clarke of CODEPINK in San Francisco made headlines everywhere (!!) with their disruption of Karl Rove (and Janine’s attempted citizen’s arrest) at the Mortgage Banker Association’s conference. Here’s one in the Wall Street Journal, two in the Times (this [...]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2008 CODEPINK Activists Stage Arrest of Karl Rove for Lying to Congress about the Iraq War at Mortgage Bankers Annual Convention
Monday, October 20, 2008
Hey, y’all. Just a quick recap of CODEPINK in the news this past week….
Thursday, October 16, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jean Stevens, CODEPINK media coordinator, 646-723-1781 Queens woman loses son in Iraq, now her home to foreclosure scam: where’s the bailout for Americans?
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 [...]
Friday, October 10, 2008
Cofounder Medea Benjamin has a great piece on Henry “The Fox” Paulson up on After Downing Street, a capstone to our demonstrations against the bailout these past couple weeks in NYC, D.C., L.A. and elsewhere.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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