On AlterNet: code pink

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "code pink"

Pro-Peace Groups to Confront AIPAC's Love-Fest for Israeli Militarism

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 9, 2011.

“We hope to show the Congress and the administration that AIPAC is not the only game in town.”

Move W.'s 'Decision Points' to the Crime Section

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. November 10, 2010.

Join us in moving Bush's memoir to the bookstore section it belongs in... Fiction, Fantasy, Crime, you decide!

Why I Tried to Put the Cuffs on Karl Rove

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. March 30, 2010.

We could not allow this war criminal to tout his book around the country and get away with describing anything tied to Bush as courageous.

Is It Possible to Cobble Together 10 Good Things That Happened in 2009? You Better Believe It!

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. December 22, 2009.

It was a tough year, but there is still much to celebrate -- now a majority of Americans oppose war in Afghanistan, the war on drugs is waning, and more.

Obama's War Speech Woke the Sleeping Giant -- Anger Over Afghan Surge Fuels Country-Wide Protests

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.

The president's announcement of a troop surge in Afghanistan this week prompted protests in over 80 communities across the country.

New Website Tracks Your Congressional Reps' Moves On Afghanistan

Katrina Vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com AlterNet: World. October 26, 2009.

NoEscalation.org tracks who has taken a stand, listing phone numbers so you can call and ask legislators to do the right thing.

Photos: Worlds Collide Outside Obama Speech: Randall Terry, Code Pink, Militant Gays and the 'God Hates Fags' Folks Commune in DC

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2009.

It had the feel of a political campaign, when polar opposites find themselves occupying the same space, drawn by media who came for somebody else. The somebody was Obama.

40,000 More U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Won't Solve Its 40% Unemployment Rate

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. October 8, 2009.

Afghan Parliament member Roshanak Wardak speaks out: Most of the women do not want more troops -- they need support to sustain their lives.

End the Wrongful and Unnecessary Occupations of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iraq

August 31, 2009.

Join peace activists around the world and demand President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stop the needless killing and occupation of Muslim lands.

Pelosi Is an Expert at 'Drowning out Opposing Views'

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. August 14, 2009.

Why Speaker Pelosi's "drowning out opposing views is un-American" remark is steeped in irony.

Israeli Police and Military Brutalize Peaceful Protesters at Netanyahu's Speech

Col. Ann Wright, AlterNet. June 15, 2009.

During Netanyahu's speech Sunday, Israeli police outside the university attacked international protesters.

Activists Jump On Stage During Larry Summers Speech

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 9, 2009.

"Larry Summers is part of the problem," screamed one of the activists. "He is a toxic mess."

Once You See What Truly Happened in Gaza, It Will Change You Forever

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. February 19, 2009.

What I saw was like a form of collective punishment, leaving behind a trail of grieving mothers, angry fathers and traumatized children.

Obama Made 8 Big Promises for Peace He'd Enact as President ... Don't Let Him Forget

Jodie Evans, PINKtank AlterNet: Video. January 18, 2009.

During the campaign Obama promised to end the war in Iraq, shut down Gitmo, stop torture and much more.

Iranian Citizens Speak Out ... Will Obama Hear Them?

AlterNet Staff, PINKtank AlterNet: PEEK. December 18, 2008.

Three CODEPINK activists traveled to Iran as citizen diplomats this November.

2 Days Left -- Become a Voter for Peace

Code Pink & AlterNetNovember 2, 2008.

Join us in pledging to be a Voter for Peace -- not just with your vote, but beyond Nov. 4.

Karl Rove Nearly Handcuffed by Activist Who Tried to Put Him Under Citizen's Arrest for 'Treason'

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 21, 2008.

A group of CODEPINK activists at a mortgage bankers' meeting in San Francisco try to arrest Karl Rove.

Code Pink Cofounder Clashes with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

ZP Heller, PINKtank AlterNet: Video. October 21, 2008.

Protesting the annual Mortgage Bankers Association convention in San Francisco.

Who Will Crash the Democratic and Republican Conventions?

Michael Gould-Wartofsky, The Nation. August 21, 2008.

As a new generation of activists gears up to take to the streets in Denver and the Twin Cities, can they create democracy from outside?

Fox News Host Endorses Tasering Defenseless Female Protesters

GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2007.

GottaLaff: What a fine, upstanding paragon of unbiased reporting. What a rational individual! Be proud.

Jim Hightower: Bush Administration Attacks Our Freedom to Protest [VIDEO]

Jim Hightower, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 14, 2007.

George W likes to claim that global terrorists are out to attack America because "They hate our freedoms." But we're learning that it's really the Bushites themselves who hate America's freedoms.

Bush Pathetically Panders to His Base By Bashing MoveOn, Code Pink

Faiz Shakir, AlterNet: Video. November 1, 2007.

Faiz Shakir: With his anemic presidency on the rocks, Bush has resorted to battling with bloggers and war protesters for relevance.