Occupy Wall Street Day 5: This is What Democracy Looks Like
After yesterday’s rain and violent arrests, I’m afraid of what to expect as I approach Liberty Plaza for the fifth day of Occupy Wall Street. Mainstream media report that numbers have dwindled; our own...
View ArticleCODEPINK and #Occupy Rally for Bradley Manning at Fort Meade!
-by Alli McCracken On the morning of Saturday, December 17th, 2011 I arrived at Occupy DC in McPherson Square, bundled up, bracing myself for the cold day ahead. Right away I found Mel, CODEPINK...
View ArticleOWS Takes a Road Trip for Bradley Manning, Brings Baggage
December 17th, 2011 was a big day for the Occupy Movement: the three month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street; one year since Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation that sparked the Tunisian revolution and...
View ArticleDay 3 with CODEPINK: Bradley Manning’s pre-trial hearing
By Jillian McCarthy June 7, 2012 Yesterday about 25 activists and I attended a pre-trial hearing for Bradley Manning, the 24-year-old army intelligence analyst who allegedly leaked the Collateral...
View ArticleAnother Day with CODEPINK at Bradley Manning’s Pre-Hearing:
By Bridget Sakowski, CODEPINK DC Intern On Wednesday, members of CODEPINK DC and I attended day three of Bradley Manning’s July motion hearing, which discussed the maximum punishment that he could...
View ArticleJulian Assange on George Bush’s Library and Bradley Manning’s Trial
Medea Benjamin I had an opportunity to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted political asylum since June 2012. Assange is wanted for...
View ArticleWhistleblowers are the Nation’s Conscience
By Allie Fry Before starting my internship with CODEPINK, I knew very little about Bradley Manning. What I did know about whistleblowing concerned the Stuebenville rape case. Anonymous, a “hacktivist”...
View Article“The United States” vs. Bradley Manning
“The United States vs. Bradley Manning.” Instantly this framing infuriates me. Hearing the prosecution being referred to as the United States makes a mockery of a conveniently ignored truth and one of...
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