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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15 January 2010
A fable for our time
David Swanson
Several years ago we started a community garden where I live. We worked at it quite energetically. We got more and more people involved. Much of the...
11 January 2010
Good News: Will We Hear It?
David Swanson
Whenever I write about U.S. politics, people ask me "Don't you have any good news?" (Unless the Republicans are in power, in which case people ask me "Who are...
31 December 2009
McCain could have meant Less War
David Swanson
After two stolen elections by Bush-Cheney, an election of Grandpa John "Bomb Bomb Iran" McCain and his sorority president sidekick -- whether honest or...
24 December 2009
Healthcare mandate vs. the Constitution
David Swanson
Does the United States Constitution allow Congress to force people to purchase a product (health insurance) from a private corporation, and fine them or tax...
16 December 2009
Prosecuting Bush's poodle
David Swanson
Compare Tony Blair's latest confession to mass murder with Bush's. The BBC has just aired an interview of Blair in which he was asked whether he would have...
14 December 2009
Wars or jobs: decide now
David Swanson
Can you imagine the outcries of national shame from liberal commentators if George W. Bush had accepted a peace prize by advocating for war and announcing his...

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