Aaron Kirshenbaum and Jasmine Butler
Aaron is CODEPINK's War is Not Green Campaigner and East Coast Regional Organizer. Aaron (they or he) is based in and originally from Brooklyn, NY, and holds an M.A. in Community Development and Planning from Clark University. They also have a B.A. in Human-Environmental and Urban-Economic Geography from Clark. During their time in school, Aaron worked on internationalist climate justice organizing, educational program development, and Palestine, tenant, and abolitionist organizing.
Jasmine Butler is CODEPINK's Member & Youth Coordinator. Jasmine (they/them) was born and raised in Memphis by way of deep Mississippi roots. They’re a Black queer writer, cultural worker, and afrofuturist-abolitionist deeply committed to collective liberation through mutual care and education. They are growing as a deeply principled and experienced network weaver, educator, historian, and archivist. Jasmine received a B.A. in Geography from Dartmouth College in 2021.
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Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."