David Swanson

David Swanson is the author of "When the World Outlawed War," "War Is A Lie" and "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." He blogs at http://davidswanson.org and http://warisacrime.org and works for the online activist organization http://rootsaction.org

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21 April 2010
I won't vote for you if you vote to escalate war
David Swanson
Congress is about to consider whether to vote for another $33 billion, not to continue but purely to escalate the level of war in Afghanistan by sending more...
21 April 2010
Our national epidemic of violence
David Swanson
James Gilligan published a book 13 years ago called "Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic," in which he diagnosed the root cause of violence as deep...
16 April 2010
Kucinich on assassinations and upcoming war funding vote
David Swanson
Congressman Dennis Kucinich said on Friday that he is working with Congressman Jim McGovern, a member of the Rules Committee, who has drafted a letter asking...
15 April 2010
Yeah, well you finally stopped getting mad
David Swanson
Here's a popular "Letter to America" and a new reply from America below.
You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and...
13 April 2010
Corporatocracy and its discontents
David Swanson
The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has given out its 2010 Muzzle awards for those blocking freedom of speech, and the awards are...
13 April 2010
Our national epidemic of violence
David Swanson
James Gilligan published a book 13 years ago called "Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic," in which he diagnosed the root cause of violence as deep...

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