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Iraq: 100 Days of Solidarity

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Medea Benjamin   This week marks the beginning of what is supposed to be the final 100 days of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. But if U.S. troops are to leave Iraq at the end of this year as promised – repeatedly – it will take grassroots pressure to counter the growing “occupy-Iraq-forever” chorus in Washington[...]  

Canadian Union of Postal Workers thanks CODEPINK and the 99% for Occupying Wall Street!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Yesterday afternoon, as members of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration rallied in solidarity with postal workers in New York City, I received the following letter of support from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW): Solidarity letter from Canadian Union of Postal Workers [click to enlarge]   “Your actions in demanding justice, fairness, equality and [...]

The Ignorance of Imperialism

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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When I was in junior high, I read the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov. It laid out a vision of the rise and fall of empires that had a profound impact on my understanding of macro-history. Reading Andre Gunder-Frank’s ReOrient: Global Economy in the Asian Age in college provided me factual underpinnings for my understanding [...]

Occupy Wall Street. Challenge Obama. End the Wars and Fund Human Needs.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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All of our messages are intertwined. While some may question the utility of staying in the streets without “unified demands,” the people of Occupy Wall Street understand that the only way to make real change is to challenge the system by standing up and being counted. In public. Watch Medea’s interview on #OccupyWallStreet with Oz [...]

Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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For those who follow political news, you’ll recognize the title of this post as a quote from Obama’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus annual awards dinner on Saturday. His speech has gotten attention from across the media spectrum. According to Rachel Maddow, the mainstream press unfairly focused on the critical points in his speech. [...]

Visit to the Office of Congressional Ethics about AIPAC Junkets to Israel

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Two members of CODEPINK, Tighe Barry and myself, along with Grant Smith from IRmep had a meeting with three lawyers from the Office Of Congressional Ethics (including the OCE's director) about the complaint we submitted regarding AIEF/AIPAC trips to Israel. We walked them through our complaint, including the growing body of evidence that AIEF functions more as a lobbying slush fund than a legitimate charitable nonprofit[...]  

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