CODEPINK Radio

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 Colin Powell (2002 to 2005). He is a critic of U.S. foreign policy surrounding the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Iran, and the new Cold Wars with China and Russia, and asserts that the U.S. is not a democracy but a war state that forces its will on the global community. In 2020, Wilkerson worked on bipartisan projects to prepare for the possibility that a defeated Donald Trump would refuse to leave office. Reiner Braun is the executive director of the International Peace Bureau, the founder of the No to NATO Network, and is active with the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) and the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA). He is also the author of several books, including “Einstein and Peace” and a biography about the Peace Nobel Laureate Joseph Rotblat.

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 their businesses, employees and families.

In this episode, we highlight No War with Russia over Ukraine and Biden, Year One, What Has He Done? Join CODEPINK Congress coordinator Marcy Winograd as she tackles the media's agitation for war with Russia over Ukraine and the danger posed by NATO expansion. Special guests include Larry Wilkerson, a member of the peace movement who once worked as Chief of Staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Bryce Greene, a contributing writer to FAIR.org. The second half of our show features two journalists, The Nation's John Nichols and the American Prospect's Dave Dayen, on Biden's "right" and" left" turns in his first year in office.

On this episode, join CODEPINK National Organizer Danaka Katovich in conversation with arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein to discuss the myths of the global arms trade. Following that is a conversation between Ariel Gold and Katie Halper on the JNF and aforestation.

On this episode, join CODEPINK and the China Is Not Our Enemy campaign for No War On China: Ending U.S. Aggression & Militarism in the Asia-Pacific. We speak with researcher and educator Mikaela “Mika” Nhondo Erskog, and analyst and human rights advocate Kambale Musavuli about Trevor Noah’s recent segment ‘What is China doing in Africa?’ on The Daily Show and discuss what Chinese loans and investment looks like on the African continent.

Join the discussion between CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin and retired Army Colonel Larry Wilkerson. This is URGENT! President Biden has just ordered 8,500 US troops to be on heightened alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, as the dangerous escalation at the Russian/Ukrainian border is intensifying. Biden is also considering sending more warships and aircraft, and has already delivered more “lethal aid” to Ukraine. The Pentagon has said that there is the possibility of sending as many as 50,000 troops!!! 

On this week's episode of CODEPINK radio, we hear from two very special guests: First, we’ll hear from former Presidential Candidate and best-selling author Marianne Williamson on the crisis of spending more on our military than the next 12 countries combined. Then, we’ll hear from Braxton Brewington, Press Secretary from the Debt Collective, about the connection between the student debt crisis and U.S. Militarism.

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.