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From Public Citizen's Corporate Presidency site: "44 Trump administration officials have close ties to the Koch brothers and their network of political groups, particularly Vice President Mike Pence, White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney."
Dark Money author Jane Mayer on The Dangers of President Pence, New Yorker, Oct. 23 issue on-line
Can Time Inc. Survive the Kochs? November 28, 2017 By Jane Mayer
..."This year, among the Kochs’ aims is to spend a projected four hundred million dollars in contributions from themselves and a small group of allied conservative donors they have assembled, to insure Republican victories in the 2018 midterm elections. Ordinarily, political reporters for Time magazine would chronicle this blatant attempt by the Kochs and their allies to buy political influence in the coming election cycle. Will they feel as free to do so now?"...
"Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America" see: our site, and George Monbiot's essay on this key book by historian Nancy MacLean.
Full interview with The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer March 29, 2017, Democracy Now! about her article, "The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency: How Robert Mercer Exploited America’s Populist Insurgency."
Democracy Now! Special Broadcast from the Women's March on Washington
The Economics of Happiness -- shorter version
Local Futures offers a free 19-minute abridged version of its award-winning documentary film The Economics of Happiness. It "brings us voices of hope of in a time of crisis." www.localfutures.org.
What's New?
August 15, 2010
From CODEPINK: Iraq Debacle petition
(Sent to their listserve on) August 13, 2010
Dear Friend,
At our rally for Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning last weekend, journalist and activist Phyllis Bennis said "Wars need secrets. Illegal wars need illegal secrets…Democracy needs whistleblowers." Democracy also needs us to continue to raise our voices to end illegal occupations.
August 31st marks the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq to 50,000. While this is a step in the right direction--no doubt inspired by the tireless push of the peace movement--Iraqis will continue to suffer from the presence of 50,000 U.S. troops and 75,000 private contractors in their country. Many of our troops may be redeployed to Afghanistan.
CODEPINK members across the country are taking action to call for a full withdrawal from both Iraq and Afghanistan and to bring our war dollars home to rebuild America! Join us by signing our Iraq Debacle petition to Obama and Congress!
Some folks are also hosting film screenings/house parties; others are taking to the streets for peace gatherings and vigils. Use our action ideas page for more inspiration!
CODEPINK is partnering with Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace and many peace groups to make sure the true cost of the Iraq War is told. What will your community do to bring our troops and our war dollars home and hold those who led us into war accountable?
Let's raise the whistle of peace and justice to our lips and blow loud enough for decision makers to hear,
Bonnie, Dana, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Joan, Jodie, Medea, Nancy, Rae, Victoria and Valerie
See the current CODEPINK Homepage, with news on drones, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gaza.