CODEPINK Radio

What makes one country a friend of Cuba and another not?  Today's episode includes a conversation with CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin about the irony of the US designating Cuba a State Sponsor of Terror and what can be done to change this status..  Next we talk with Franco Metaza, Director General of Foreign Affairs for the Argentina National Senate.  Argentina has succeeded Mex...

CODEPINK Radio is an energizing program focused on ending wars and militarism, and building a peace economy. Listen weekly to robust conversation and inspiration from grassroots peacemakers in places like Korea, Yemen, Venezuela and Iran, peacemakers in our nation's capital who are confronting warhawks in the White House and in Congress, and peacemakers in our communities who are modeling the acti...

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, Marcy Winograd interviews CODEPINK activists Colonel Ann Wright and Paki Wieland about their participation in the NO to NATO protests in Spain. Wright and Wieland joined thousands of demonstrators calling for the dissolution of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the days leading up to the NATO summit in Madrid. Protesters say NATO expansion threatens ...

Episode 151: Queer Liberation Means Decriminalization, Demilitarization, Decolonization.

In this episode we will listen to some of the anti-militarism contingent organizers of the Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly that took place on June 18th, 2022 and learn about the making of and next steps after a weekend of art, protest, music, and collaboration.

This week's episode focuses on Biden's policy towards Cuba, with remarks from Fulton Armstrong, as well as an excerpt on a panel from the People's Summit, in which James Early draws links between Pan-Africanism and the Americas. We will also have CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich's speech from the Poor People's Campaign moral assembly on June 18.

In this episode, we take you to the People's Summit in Los Angeles, a counter-narrative to the US Summit of the America's, boycotted by Mexico's president and other Latin American heads of state. At the People's Summit, CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin welcomes grassroots ambassadors from the Global South and calls for the abolishment of the Organization of American States.  In the second h...

In this episode, CODEPINK's Leonardo Flores and Teri Mattson discuss former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's revelations about the hybrid war on Venezuela. In the second half, Leonardo and Claudia de la Cruz from the People's Forum, discuss the People's Summit for Democracy.

On this episode of CODEPINK radio, Ariel Gold hears from fellow CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich who just returned from participating in a youth delegation to Cuba to call for an end to the U.S. blockade. During the second half of the show, CODEPINK Congress coordinator Marcy Winograd discusses Biden's proposed increase in the military budget with Lindsay Koshgarian and Monica Montgomery.

On this episode of CODEPINK radio to mark World Press Freedom Day, join us for a conversation with journalist Julian Assange’s wife Stella and his brother Gabriel who explain the urgency of his case and why it's critical to the future of press freedom.

On this episode of CODEPINK radio, join Olivia and Shea of CODEPINK for an important conversation about the intersections of militarism and climate change featuring Ramon Mejia of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance and Tara Houska of the Giniw Collective.

Challenging the US Narrative on Mexico with guest journalist Alina Duarte of Sin censura/Canal Catorce and "Stop the War in Ukraine": We will hear from some of the sharpest politicians, analysts and organizers around the world about how they view this conflict and what we can do to create a global movement to end this conflict.

In this episode we hear from Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and Joseph Gerson of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security. Bennis & Gerson discuss the importance of an immediate ceasefire, withdrawal of Russian troops, an off-ramp for sanctions against Russia, as well as negotiations and compromises to avoid a protracted war or worse. Next, we meet activists...

On this episode of CODEPINK radio, join us for an important conversation about the wars in Ukraine in Yemen. CODEPINK National co-director Ariel Gold discusses the background of the Ukraine war, US involvement and a no fly zone. CODEPINK national organizer Danaka Katovich outlines the history of the war in Yemen and how the U.S. is still involved. We will also hear from Medea Benjamin who will giv...

On this episode of CODEPINK radio, Teri Mattson and Leonardo Flores interview Carlos Ron, Venezuela's Vice Minister for North American Affairs, about recent talks between the US & Venezuelan governments. In the second half of the program, Teri Mattson speaks with Victor de Currea-Lugo about the recent elections in Colombia.

In this episode of CODEPINK Radio, we rebroadcast a discussion-- "The Russia-Ukraine War & the Imperative of Organizing for Peace"--hosted by RootsAction and co-sponsored by CODEPINK. Guests include: Norman Solomon, National Director of RootsAction Sevim Dağdelen: Member of the German Parliament, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Bill Fletcher Jr.: Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Stud...

Massachusetts Peace Action for the third radio show in our SPECIAL SERIES ON FOREIGN POLICY, focused on the war in Ukraine. This event is also co-sponsored by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security. Featured Guests: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson is an adjunct professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary and the former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State...

In this episode, we will learn more about the Make It In America (aka The US Innovation and Competition Act) and the impacts of anti-China policies and rhetoric within the US. We will also hear from K.J. Noh and Col. Ann Wright about the Taiwan question and how to avoid war with China over Taiwan.

In this episode we will learn more about the movement to divest from war and fossil fuels and invest in a local peace economy!

On this week's episode of CODEPINK radio, we will discuss the Costa Rican Presidential Election with guest Matt Kirkegaard of Progressive International who was in Costa Rica on Election Day. In the second half of the show, we will talk about the negative impact of U.S. sanctions on Cuba’s emerging private sector. We will hear first-hand from various Cuban business owners on how U.S. sanctions hurt...

On this week's episode of CODEPINK radio, Leonardo Flores speaks with David Rivkin, attorney for political prisoner Alex Saab. In the second half of the show, Leonardo is joined by Alina Duarte, an independent journalist from Mexico and Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, to discuss Latin American geopolitics.

On this episode of CODEPINK radio, join all CODEPINK campaigners in reflecting on 2021 and discussing the optimism of 2022. Hear about Cut the Pentagon, Call to Disarm, China is not Our Enemy, Middle east & Latin America campaigns, divestment, BlackRock and more. CODEPINK co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin join as well to talk about Afghanistan and the Local Peace Economy.

On this episode, join CODEPINK and the China Is Not Our Enemy campaign for No War On China: Casualties and Environmental Cost of U.S. Militarism in the Asia-Pacific. In the first half of the show, listen to CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans interview CODEPINK national team member Ann Wright about the fallout of militarism in Hawai'i and the current crisis of U.S. military jet tanks leaking and conta...

This week on CODEPINK radio, we're joined by Congresswoman Maxine Waters on military spending, then from Bernadette Demien-teff, Executive Director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee who will talk about Indigenous resistance to oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Finally, we are joined by Netta Crawford, the Chair of the Department of Political Science at Boston Univers...

This week on CODEPINK radio, Teri Mattson is joined by independent journalist Alina Duarte to discuss the historic elections in Honduras, where Xiomara Castro's victory marked an end to a narcodictatorship installed by a US backed coup. On the second half of the program, Teri speaks with David Denny of the Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration about Barbados ditching the Queen and becoming...