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Massive Peace Mobilization
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 11:51 am | David Swanson
Washington DC: On Saturday, October 2, 2010, the peace movement will join what promises to be one of the most important progressive mobilizations in recent history. The Peace Table , convened by United for Peace and Justice , is mobilizing one of the ... More >>
"Mr. Obama: End These Fucking Wars!"
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 11:49 am | David Swanson
Today at 1:00pm eastern time, U.S. military veterans hung an enormous banner on the front of the Newseum, wrapping their message around the First Amendment chiseled in five stories of limestone. More >>
Fearing the Masses
Saturday, 25 September 2010, 11:35 am | David Swanson
There's a new sentiment in the air, if the people who ask questions at my speaking events are any guide. I love these events, even though I am probably better at staying home and writing. I argue with people more than encouraging them, I'm afraid. Not ... More >>
Virginia Democrat Rahm Emanuel's 'robot'
Saturday, 18 September 2010, 11:10 am | David Swanson
Hard to believe, but Congressman Tom Perriello, D-Va. – who told startled Tea Partiers earlier this year that “If you don’t tie our hands, we will keep stealing.” – has also managed to infuriate left-wing activists in his Charlottesville district ... More >>
Only in America Can Blair Go Out in Public
Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 9:27 pm | David Swanson
When U.S. media pundits claim that every other nation on earth honestly believed the absurd lies George W. Bush told about Iraqi weapons and ties to terrorism, the grain of truth is that one leader of one foreign nation went along with the lies: ... More >>
90 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 2:37 pm | David Swanson
Ninety congressional candidates and 31 national organizations are opposing any more funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, no matter what unrelated measures are packaged into the same bill More >>
Tuesday Vote Expected On War Escalation Funding
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 12:32 pm | David Swanson
Here's where the hypocrisy hits the highway. On July 1st,162 congress members voted to require a withdrawal plan and end date for the occupation of Afghanistan, and 100 to fund only withdrawal, no continuation of war More >>
David Swanson: Blood on Our Hands
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 12:59 pm | David Swanson
The most massive and brutal crime committed on this planet during the past decade has been the invasion and occupation of Iraq. And we're seeking to wash the blood off our hands without so much as an "Out, damn spot!" Nowadays "looking forward, ... More >>
Is Pfizer the BP of Drug Companies?
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 12:51 pm | David Swanson
Pfizer is best known for Lipitor, a drug that brings cholesterol down and Viagra, a drug that brings other things up. But the "world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company" which sits between Goldman Sachs and Marathon Oil on the Fortune 500, is ... More >>
Virginia Tea Party Candidate Opposes War Spending
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 10:18 am | David Swanson
In an interview I recorded on Tuesday with Jeff Clark, an independent candidate for Congress in Virginia's Fifth District, and the father of a Marine currently in Afghanistan, Clark told me he was opposed to putting another $33 billion into escalating the war ... More >>
David Swanson: Howard Zinn's the Bomb
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 12:39 pm | David Swanson
The late Howard Zinn's new book "The Bomb" is a brilliant little dissection of some of the central myths of our militarized society. Those who've read "A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments," by H.P. Albarelli ... More >>
We Need ACORN
Sunday, 20 June 2010, 10:23 pm | David Swanson
Much of this country believes that ACORN, the now defunct Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, supported prostitution, engaged in voter fraud, and caused the subprime lending crisis. Some people are aware that these lies have been ... More >>
If You Stop 6 Ships We Will Send 6,000
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 1:03 pm | David Swanson
I received this by Email from someone who asked to remain anonymous. I've only tweaked it slightly and think it deserves to be read: FACT: people in Palestine suffer tremendously under the terror of occupation from Israel FACT: people in Palestine are treated ... More >>
Where is the Bush Shoe Thrower Now?
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 1:02 pm | David Swanson
Muntadhar al-Zaidi famously threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in December 2008, kicking off a stream of shoe-throwing protests around Iraq and the world. He then spent nine months in jail. TheRealNews.com has now posted a four-part video ... More >>
David Swanson: Is Murder the New Torture?
Thursday, 8 April 2010, 2:15 pm | David Swanson
I've been reading about the history of torture, including John T. Parry's new book "Understanding Torture: Law, Violence, and Political Identity." Parry gives a history of torture in Europe and the United States through the twentieth century, establishing ... More >>
Lies, Damn Lies, and the Media
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 10:13 am | David Swanson
ACORN is shutting down because of a fraudulent video pimped by the corporate media. U.S. forces in Afghanistan have heroically laid seige to and conquered a fictional city, helping build the case for further escalation. A cable news channel has created ... More >>
John Yoo: A President Can Nuke the United States
Sunday, 21 March 2010, 12:20 pm | David Swanson
I had the opportunity to ask war lawyer John Yoo a couple of questions on Friday. The situation was not ideal, with someone else holding the microphone and deferring to the witness, and other people heckling, and other people shouting at the hecklers. ... More >>
David Swanson: I'm Down With Dennis
Monday, 15 March 2010, 1:44 pm | David Swanson
Let me get this straight. The Senate will pass a public option if the House will. And the House will, because it already did. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t allow it. So the mortal enemy of public-option backers is . . . Dennis Kucinich. More >>
David Swanson: Senators Versus Students
Monday, 15 March 2010, 1:42 pm | David Swanson
As long as we're going to dump most of our money into wars and the military and Wall Street and health insurance bailouts, students are going to have to go into debt to afford college. But it would cost the students less and the government less, if ... More >>
Pre-Partisan America, 1789-1801
Friday, 19 February 2010, 1:40 pm | David Swanson
I'm not a big fan of post-partisan America, a notion that seems to amount to running the government through two political parties but taking care that one of them not perform in any significant way better than the other one. But I am a fan of the idea, ... More >>
