Watch: CODEPINK Founder on Military Industrial Complex & Victims of U.S. Foreign Policy

Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK, talks about the military industrial complex – it’s history and the cultural role it plays in our society, and sheds light on the victims of U.S. foreign policy and how her organization assists them.

Medea Benjamin
By Medea Benjamin
CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin, right and other CODEPINK protestors, a group opposed to U.S. militarism, disrupt the start of the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for John Brennan, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Military Industrial Complex In this video, Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK, author and activist, talks about the military industrial complex – it’s history and the cultural role it plays in our society. In addition, Benjamin surfaces the effects that the military industrial complex has on our democracy and security and whether

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Video: Lindsey Graham Calls Code Pink Founder “Radical Islam’s Best Hope”

“If you’re war weary, don’t vote for me.”

Andrea Germanos
By Andrea Germanos

Presidential hopeful Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday told peace activist Medea Benjamin that people like her "make the world incredibly dangerous" after the CodePink co-founder said his foreign policy was a "prescription for endless war." Graham was discussing his foreign policy vision at an Atlantic Council event moderated by CNN's

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Israeli Lobby Threatens Pro-Peace Group Over Parody Video

America’s largest pro-Israel lobby threatens to sue CODEPINK over a parody video the pro-peace group posted to YouTube.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Joe Biden

On Feb. 25, an anonymous member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, America’s largest pro-Israel lobby, contacted Medea Benjamin, cofounder of the grassroots peace and social justice organization CODEPINK, and threatened to sue the organization for posting a satirical version of an AIPAC policy conference promotional video on

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Leaving Truth Outside At Bradley Manning’s Trial

This epic trial — which has the future of whistle-blowing at stake — is being held in a tiny courtroom that only fits a total of 50 people.

Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright
By Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright

"The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naive and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who loves his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair." –H.L. Mencken It was an early

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