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US Citizen Diplomats Arrive In Iran, Invited By Ahmadinejad

Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.25.2008 | 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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How Spreading the Wealth Rescued a Mother Thanks to CODEPINK and ANP

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Goldman Sacks, John McCain, Anp, Predatory Lenders, Home Auction, Jocelyne Voltaire, Joe the Plumber, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Codepink, Queens Village, American News Project, Spread the Wealth, Haiti, Sarah Palin, New York City, Barack Obama, Home Foreclosure, Economy, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Who is Jocelyne Voltaire, and why is her story more relevant to America's current crisis than that of plumber Joe?

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

Medea Benjamin | Posted 10.09.2008 | 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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McCain's Misogyny & Fear Keep Palin On Tight Leash!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, John McCain, Acceptancs Speech, Convention, Democrat, Acceptance Speech, Submission, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Mile High Stadium, Rnc, Jodie Evans, Codepink, Taliban, Invesco Stadium, Sarah Palin Vice President, Dnc, Enough, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

I've seen rampant militarism bankrupt every sector of this nation - from its tangible infrastructure to its intangible soul.

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Rare Behind-the-Scenes of CODEPINK Prepping For RNC

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Codepink, Rnc, Dnc, Activism, Denver, Republican National Convention, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

The above video, courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and videographer, Jeffrey Thompson, is one of the first behind-the-scenes views of th...

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My Audacious Hope: President Obama Will Respect the UN Charter

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Codepink, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, United Nations, Politics News
Robert Naiman

My guess is that Dennis Kucinich's speech will be the only one at the DNC that takes note of the fact that international law also applies to the United States. Let's get busy turning that around.

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Baton-Bashed In Denver! Is This Really What Democracy Looks Like?!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Civil Liberties, Democratic National Convention, Incarceration, Citizsen Journalist, First Amendment Rights, Internal Affairs Division, Protest, Free Speech, Denver Sheriff's Department, Codepink, Dnc, Denver, Arrest, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

IS THIS WHAT DEMOCRACY REALLY LOOKS LIKE?! There are characteristics essential to being a member of the peace and social justice organization, ...

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CodePink DNC: "Make Out, Not War"

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Codepink, Peace, Politics News
Robert Naiman

If you like public art, public appeals for peace, and public displays of affection, you'll love this video. Peace advocates in Denver for the Democrat...

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Denver - Your Protestors Should Be Greeted With Flowers!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, AT&T, Democratic National Convention, Activism, Police, Lobbyists, Mile High Station, Codepink, Democracy, Patriot, Dnc, Activist, Denver, Peace, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

At the very core of patriotism is the desire to preserve and enhance democracy. For true patriots - those who take their love of nation beyond the c...

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CodePink: "This Should Be a Peace Convention!"

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mennonites, Democratic Convention, Codepink, Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Politics News
Robert Naiman

If you think that all that is happening in Denver this week is pundit blah blah on CNN, consider that already a wide variety of peace protests have taken place Sunday in the Mile High City.

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Pelosi Gets "Booked" & Confronts Her Own Past

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Impeachment, Know Your Power, George W. Bush, Section 2, Speaker of the House, Marcy Winograd, Cindy Sheehan, Dick Cheney, Article 1, Jodie Evans, Nancy Pelosi, Jerry Brown, Codepink, Iraq, The Constitution, American Jewish University, Vincent Bugliosi, The Way of the World, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Ron Suskind, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

For a woman who was once at the cutting edge of social progressivism, Nancy Pelosi has lost her way. She has strayed from her former social consciousness into the malaise of power.

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Protesters Greet Pelosi, Al Gore Makes Surprise Netroots Visit

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Codepink, Al Gore, Election 2008, Netroots Nation, Washington Times, Democrats, Bellantoni, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Christina Bellantoni

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faced a tough crowd as the morning guest of the Netroots Nation gathering. Organizers warned any disruptions would come with consequences as Code Pink protesters donned costumes to make their point. They paced back and forth as Pelosi spoke.

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Pelosi Secures Her "but"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Jessica Lynch, Mary Tillman, Congressional Oversight, Impeachment, Pat Tillman, Kevin Tillman, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco, Congress, 2008 Elections, Henry Waxman, Iraq, Codepink, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Pelosi's response to a viewer who asked why she took the impeachment of George W. Bush off the table is categoric proof of her incompetence, dereliction of duty, disdain for the Constitution and disregard for the people of this nation.

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Father's Day for Iraqis?

Medea Benjamin | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Small Business, Children, Warinvasion, Codepink, Funding, Iraq, Father's Day, Invasion, Refugees, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

Imagine what it's like for a father who is unable to assure his children of an education, new clothes, a picnic in the park, or even tomorrow's meal because he is forbidden employment.

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Next Mothers Day Let's Invite the Whole Family

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Codepink, Soldiers, Iraq, Cuba, Mother's Day, Terrorism, Mother Earth, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

Next Mothers Day, I don't want to be organizing yet another rally of Mothers Against War in Washington DC and lamenting the state of our dysfunctional...

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Oh When CODEPINK Came Marching In (To New Orleans For Eve's V-Day)

Linda Milazzo | Posted 04.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Codepink, Codepink New Orleans, Living News
Linda Milazzo

For my entire life - years before Hurricane Katrina - I've fantasized about New Orleans. I dreamed of being decadent in the French Quarter in clubs w...

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Hillary Clinton's Smug Mug & Her Bush-like Disdain For Dissenters

Linda Milazzo | Posted 11.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Global Warming Plan, Codepink, Hillary Environment, Tighe Barry, Forum on Global Warming, Smug Mugging, Edwards Global Warming, California Air Resources Board, Kucinich Global Warming, Los Angeles Presidential Forum on Global Warming, Mary Nichols, Hillary Phony, Hillary Bush, Hillary Global Warming Plan, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Much of Bush's disdain for dissension can also be seen in Hillary Clinton. It's becoming increasingly ominous to witness Clinton's Bush-like intolerance toward citizens who voice their displeasure.

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Canada: We Come in Peace

Medea Benjamin | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Peace Movement, CodePink, Canada, Right to Privacy, Border Security, War on Terror, Politics News
Medea Benjamin

It was hard to believe that the country that had, for decades, welcomed Vietnam war resisters with open arms was closing its doors to peacemakers protesting a war that is not supported by either US or Canadian citizens.

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