Tag Archives: Medea Benjamin

Thorne Dreyer :
RAG RADIO PODCASTS | Susan Rittereiser & Mike Miller; Medea Benjamin & Col. Ann Wright; George Lakey; Philip Russell; and Paul Spike & Bobby Byrd

We talk Austin movie houses, Trump’s ‘foreign policy,’ the success of ‘Viking Economics,’ the failed presidency of Mexico’s Peña Nieto, and the murder of Robert Spike. Interviews by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | February 17, 2017 The following … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Is President Taking New Tack on Counterterrorism?

President Obama speaks about his administration’s counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University in Washington, May 23, 2013. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. Obama responding to critics:  Tide turning on counterterrorism secrecy While defending his military policies as constitutional, … Continue reading

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Medea Benjamin : Why I spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech

Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the political activist group CodePink, is removed by security after speaking out against President Barack Obama during his foreign policy speech Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch  / UPI. Image from Common Dreams. Why I spoke out … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Medea Benjamin on ‘Killing by Remote Control’

Killing by Remote Control:Medea Benjamin’s ‘Drone Warfare‘ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2012 “The drones were terrifying… the buzz of a distant propeller was a constant reminder of imminent death.” — Journalist David Rohde [Drone … Continue reading

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Medea Benjamin : To the Gay Community

Code Pink protesters at Senate Arms Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Washington December 2, 2010. Woman with sign is Medea Benjamin. Photo from Democratic Underground.To the gay community:Now that you can join, please don’t! By Medea … Continue reading

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Medea Benjamin : Death Marchers Haunt New Bush Library Digs

Demonstrators from March of the Dead protest in front of Dallas SWAT officers during groundbreaking at new George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo by G.J. McCarthy / AP.Breaking new ground:Protests at the future siteof the … Continue reading

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Medea Benjamin : Getting Naked in Houston to Expose BP

CodePink demonstrators at BP headquarters in Houston, May 24, 2010. Photo from CodePink / Flickr.Naked truth:Exposing BP’s criminal behavior By Medea Benjamin / May 28, 2010 See gallery of photos, Below. HOUSTON — Diane Wilson, a fourth generation shrimper from … Continue reading

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