Cool Quote of the Day
Learning not to cause harm to ourselves is a basic Buddhist teaching. Nonaggression has the power to heal. Not harming ourselves or others is the basis of an enlightened society. […]
Category Archives: Cool Revolution
CODEPINK alleges mass civilian casualties from drone bombings, asks Senator Feinstein for investigation
Just two weeks after disrupting the confirmation hearing of John Brennan, the activist organization CODEPINK paid a visit to the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee. In the Atrium of […]
Cool Quote of the Day
Without the recognition of non-violence on a national scale there is no such thing as a constitutional or democratic government. -Mahatma Gandhi, Non-Violence in Peace and War Related articles The […]
Cool Hero of the Day: Mahatma Gandhi
One of the most significant facts about the life and vocation of Gandhi was his discovery of the East through the West. Like so many others of India, Gandhi received […]
One Million Moms for Gun Control
The morning after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shannon Watts founded One Million Moms for Gun Control. Mother of five, Watts wrote on Huffington Post that the tragedy […]
CODEPINK activist disrupts Kerry nomination hearing, demands end to military aid to Israel
[UPDATE below: Lachelle Roddy comments on her reasons for speaking out during Senate Foreign Relations hearing.] CODEPINK intern and college student Lachelle Roddy disrupted Senator John Kerry’s nomination hearing for […]
Protestors critical of Obama policies, say he continues legacy of predecessor
While thousands filled the National Mall around the Capitol building where President Obama is sworn in for his second term, a smaller crowd gathering at Meridian Hill Park is largely […]
Code Pink flash mobs Union Station
Code Pink descended on Washington, DC’s Union Station today to deliver a message about stopping the spread of weapons and reducing U.S. militarism abroad. Sporting funky pink costumes, Code Pink […]
Protest at Canadian Embassy shows solidarity with Idle No More movement
by John Zangas In a steady, soaking rain in front of the Canadian Embassy, 25 protestors rallied in solidarity with the Canadian-based “Idle No More” movement. They voiced their objections […]
Spirits in the material world
The Police manage to capture a collective feeling of unease in the phrase “our troubled evolution.” We know something has gone wrong. Our public forums pound incessantly at problems in […]
