CODEPINK Radio

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio , peace activists Ann Wright and Tighe Barry join us from Malta after their Gaza Freedom Flotilla was attacked by Israel in international waters, as they attempted to break the siege on Gaza. We then hear from former Congressman Jamaal Bowman about grassroots strategies to resist the Trump administration’s violent deportations of immigrants and to push back agains...

Will 125% tariffs on China bring jobs back to the US or they a nonsensical escalation of the trade war with China? What's really going on? Hear journalist and founder of the Geopolitical Economy Report, Ben Norton.

Happy Earth Month! In this episode, we hear from Healani Sonada Pale of the Oahu Water Protectors, Brianna Ramos of the Diaspora Polante Collective, and CODEPINK's very own War is Not Green Campaigner and East Coast Regional organizer Aaron. Our first two guests discuss the effects of U.S. imperialism on the lands their indigenous to, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, respectively. We end the episode wi...

In the first half of this episode of CODEPINK Radio, Marcy Winograd is joined by Brooke Lober and Barry Trachtenberg of Jewish Voice for Peace. Together, they unpack Project Esther—the Heritage Foundation’s troubling blueprint to suppress dissent and promote a Christian Zionist agenda across the country. In the second half, we turn to Los Angeles, where local activists testify before the school bo...

In this episode, Jasmine and Aaron go deeper into the connections between the anti-war and climate movements to highlight the importance of our WING campaign and the ultimate goal of disarming the planet. We then hear an excerpt from our recent Disarming Earth Day webinar on Land, Imperialism, and the Cost of War.

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, our Local Peace Economy coordinator Marie Goodwin speaks with Stephanie Harrison, author of “A New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong. Why do so many people feel like happiness is unattainable? Why do we rely on concepts like fame, wealth, and power – all individual attainments – as the basis happiness? What if that idea is based on a l...

In this episode, Aaron reflects on International Working Women’s Day and its relevance to the recent abduction of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE and DHS. Then, tune in to a powerful conversation with CODEPINK staff members Jasmine, Makayla, Grace, and Danaka as they discuss the histories, principles, and practices of International Working Women’s Day.

In this episode, hear from the CODEPINK activists who went on the November community trip to China.

In this episode, host Marcy Winograd features a segment from CODEPINK Congress, where Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, co-authors of War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless War, discuss the phone call between President Trump and Russian President Putin that initiated negotiations in Saudi Arabia on renewed diplomatic relations. In the second half of the program, Peter Kuznick, director...

This week, we're in the Valentine's spirit, highlighting the role of healthcare workers in combatting oppressive systems. We hear from Dr. Ahmad, who served as a doctor in Gaza during Israel's genocide campaign. He shares his experience and evaluation of the situation there, as well as emphasizing the importance for the ceasefire to hold. We also hear from Sharmain Tariq, a medical stu...

As the empire crumbles and the war economy tightens its grip, everyday people are left to pick up the pieces. From the circus in Washington, D.C. to the billionaires hoarding our collective wealth, the distractions are endless but so are the solutions. This week on  CODEPINK Radio , we take you from the frontlines of mutual aid in fire-stricken Altadena to the systemic struggles of late-stage capi...

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, we hear from Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle, co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), a global network of medical professionals dedicated to confronting genocide and advocating for the protection of healthcare in conflict zones. A Palestinian pediatric neurologist at Boston Children's Hospital and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Kuemmerle's work...

This week, we explore the ways to link different movements together, amidst a shifting domestic political terrain, but while combatting the same enemy. First, Aaron Kirshenbaum, CODEPINK'S War Is Not Green Campaigner & East Coast Regional Organizer reviews the mass mobilizations on January 20th. Then, we bring in excerpts from a conversation with Dr. Patrick Bigger of the Climate and Commu...

This week on CODEPINK Radio: Chris Smalls and Steven Donziger discuss defunding the Pentagon and redirecting its nearly $1 trillion budget toward housing, education, and green infrastructure, highlighting the stark differences between grassroots demands and billionaire-led austerity.

This week, we are joined by KJ Noh and Amanda Yee from Breakthrough News The China Report to discuss China's recent green revolution and how recent US-China climate talks are plagued by imperial hypocrisy. To close, we’ll hear reflections from Tings Chak, shared during our recent webinar  The Rise of Green China.  

This week, we're joined by two practitioners of mental health and survivors advocacy to discuss the complicated emotional state the working class is in as political contradictions heighten and fascism rises. First, we hear from Alefyah Taqui, psychotherapist and organizer in Alabama. We close with reflections from Sirajum, a South Asian survivor's advocate and scholar of Islam.

This week, we talk with Christian organizers about Christianity in Palestine and how people are taking action in solidarity with Palestine this Christmas season. We hear from Amal, a Palestinian organizer in Chicago, and Dr. Eli McCarthy, and organizer and professor of peace and justice studies and ethics in Washington, D.C. Check out our PALESTINE CONVERSATION GUIDE

On this segment, we hear from Randa of Palestinian Christians for Justice on the Palestinian Christian perspective on Netflix's erasure of Palestinian stories. We also hear from Tahia Islam of Artists Against Apartheid who shares the importance of cultural arts in the movement for Palestinian liberation.

This week, we explore the synergy between the Transition Town Movement and the Local Peace Economy. Hear how communities are building resilience by reducing dependence on fossil fuels through local food production, renewable energy, waste reduction, and fostering meaningful connections. Sari Steuber and Julie Smith with Transition Town Greater Media shares with Marie Goodwin, CODEPINK's Local Peac...

In this episode, CODEPINK’s Digital Content Producer, Nuvpreet Kalra, speaks with American journalist Jeremy Loffredo who was recently imprisoned by Israel. In their discussion, Jeremy recounts the events leading to his detention, his experience in solitary confinement, and the astonishing court process that has left him still under investigation in Israel. Nuvpreet and Jeremy also cover the broad...

In this episode, CODEPINK's Media Relations Manager Melissa Garriga talks about the complicity of the mainstream media in the ongoing Genocide in Gaza and the criminalization of independent journalism in Britain. We hear from journalists and activists Abby Martin, Asa Winstanley, Richard Medhurst and Sarah Wilkinson.

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, host Marcy Winograd updates us on CODEPINK's latest campaigns against Trader Joe's and Netflix, then shares Bernie's arms embargo speech and a Useful Idiots podcastanalyzing the Presidential election. The second half of the program features Medea Benjamin, co-founder ofCODEPINK, and David Swanson, executive director of World Beyond War, the co-authors of NATO: Wh...

Join CODEPINK's Digital Engagement Manger, Grace Siegelman, as we first hear segments from TikTok: Social Media Hit or Chinese Threat? Webinar. Then we are joined by CODEPINK Co-founder Medea to discuss the horrors on Capitol Hill! The most terrifying monsters are the elected officials who take money for war and genocide!

In this episode we feature two segments from recent CODEPINK webinars about putting our values into practice as anti-imperialist feminists. First, Danaka, Grace, and Jasmine of CODEPINK staff highlight the relational values we must embody as we build the world we want to see that leaves no one behind. Then, hear Nadine Naber, Hadiya Afzal, and Noor in conversation about co-optation of feminist mes...

In this episode, Tim talks with CODEPINK co-founders and organizers across the country about the past year of organizing since October 7th and how they took action this past week.