An hour before President Biden delivers his State of the Union address, CODEPINK Congress will deliver our own non-partisan People’s State of the Union. Join us as we discuss whether it’s time – in the interests of world peace and justice – to wish President Biden a happy retirement come 2024.

Yes, let’s wrestle with the tough questions:

How do progressives evaluate Biden’s two years in office? Should we welcome a primary challenge to Biden? Who is sitting on the back bench? Is Trump finished? Is DeSantis worse? As a non-profit, CODEPINK will not endorse political candidates, but neither shall we refrain from discussing high stakes politics.

Featuring

Katie Halper is a writer, podcast host and video correspondent, and host of The Katie Halper Show Livestream, podcast and WBAI radio show. Katie also co-hosts the podcast and YouTube show Useful Idiots, which she co-founded with Matt Taibbi. 

Norman Solomon is the co-founder of RootsAction.org, and has launched a “Don’t run, Joe” petition campaign calling on Joe Biden to announce that he is not running for President in 2024. Norman is also the founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and author of a new book, War Made Invisible to be published next June. Norman’s other books include War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death and Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State.

Take Action!

The Pentagon just suspended F-35 fighter jet engine deliveries pending an investigation into a disastrous F-35 crash in Texas. The crash only solidifies what we at CODEPINK and our global coalition against the F-35 have been saying: the F-35 is a total waste of resources and a disaster for the planet and humanity. Join us in telling Congress to #GroundtheF35 once and for all!

Google Group & Local Leaders

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Become a CODEPINK Congress liaison in your district to mobilize support for demilitarization and progressive foreign policy! Sign up here as a volunteer organizer.

P.S. Our co-founder Medea Benjamin is currently on a book tour to talk about her latest release, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, co-authored with Nicolas Davies. If you are interested in bringing Medea to your community, in attending upcoming events in your area, or in ordering the book, click here for more info! 

Finally, if you missed our last meeting, you can view it here on YouTube. View the entire CODEPINK Congress archives here.

Onward toward peace and justice,
Medea, Marcy, Hanieh, Maha, and the entire CODEPINK team