Tag Archives: Barbara Lee

Oakland’s Rep. Lee continues call for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

Oakland’s congressional representative Barbara Lee stepped up her calls to end U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

New project urging more women of color to vote

By KRISTINE WONG
Oct. 30 – Decades ago, Barbara Lee—now the outspoken Democratic congresswoman from the East Bay–deliberately chose not to register to vote. As a Mills College student in 1972, Lee was required to work for one of the presidential campaigns, or risk failing a class.
“For the first time, I said ‘I’m going to flunk [...]