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We Were Arrested for Speaking
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 1:53 pm | David Swanson
The president was holding a press conference inside the White House fence with a bunch of doctors who oppose serious healthcare reform. Donna Smith, star of Michael Moore's "Sicko", was standing next to me and telling me that every patient who had ... More >>
You Have Only the Right to Remain Silent
Friday, 25 September 2009, 3:33 pm | David Swanson
According to the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” More >>
David Swanson: I'm Finally Getting Hopeful
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 12:25 pm | David Swanson
I'm a progressive and you're a progressive, but I'm starting to find reason to hope as you're coming off a giant sugar high and plunging into the deep despair of one betrayed and scorned. What gives? More >>
Govt-Funded Reporter Urged Lynching of McKinney
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 2:48 pm | David Swanson
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney sent an Email around on Sunday in which she wrote: "[I]t has just now come to my attention that a 'journalist' who suggested that I be lynched was actually being paid by our own government to say that. Now, ... More >>
Obama IS Leading, But in the Wrong Direction
Friday, 21 August 2009, 12:15 pm | David Swanson
"If you would lead, maybe we would follow," David Michael Green writes to Obama in another witty and aggressive article (and ALMOST always I agree with and admire what Green writes). Green wishes Obama had drafted a healthcare plan rather than letting ... More >>
David Swanson: US Troops Hiding in Iraqi Homes
Saturday, 25 July 2009, 2:20 pm | David Swanson
A few words from U.S. troops in Iraq, all quoted in Chapter 1 of Dahr Jamail's brilliant new book "The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan": More >>
David Swanson: The Risks of a Partial Prosecution
Saturday, 25 July 2009, 2:18 pm | David Swanson
If Attorney General Eric Holder creates a special prosecutor for torture but forbids him or her to prosecute the lawyers who facilitated torture or the top officials who ordered it, proposing to go after only torturers who exceeded the limitations ... More >>
Not What Obama Promised
Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 3:26 pm | David Swanson
In six months as president, Barack Obama has aggressively done the opposite of many specific things he explicitly and unequivocally promised as a candidate. A lot of these were things Obama's fiercest opponents never wanted. And Obama's fiercest supporters ... More >>
David Swanson: Two Ways to Pay As You Go
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 11:21 am | David Swanson
The day after ramming through nearly $100 billion more for wars and $100 billion in loans to European banks through the IMF, the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Steny Hoyer, introduced a "PayGo" bill, requiring that any spending ... More >>
Reading the Rules of Disengagement
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 11:18 am | David Swanson
Should soldiers follow illegal orders? Should they take part in illegal wars and occupations? And if they don't want to do so, what choices do they have? And what can we do to help them? These are some of the questions addressed in a new book by ... More >>
David Swanson: March on Congress or President?
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 10:47 am | David Swanson
What if you had to choose your top priority for an activist campaign to change a government policy? Would you tell everyone to call and Email and write and try to meet with and protest the president? More >>
Top Torture Lawyers Still in Government
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 12:09 pm | David Swanson
We've heard of John Yoo and Alberto Gonzales, and maybe even Jay Bybee. Some of us recall John Ashcroft, Michael Mukasey, and even David Addington. Michael Haynes, Stephen Bradbury, and Douglas Feith occasionally make the news. If I had any say ... More >>
Our Political Prisoners
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 3:03 pm | David Swanson
Did you know the United States has in recent years prosecuted hundreds of people for political reasons? This is a crime, or rather a crime wave, that has thus far been addressed primarily by ignoring it. You can read a lot about it from bloggers ... More >>
Swanson: Why Demand to Prosecute Torture Will Grow
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:11 pm | David Swanson
Have you ever held a little baby in your arms? Raise your hand if you have. A toddler is as delicate and precious as a baby, but able to move around and get hurt. Bigger kids can move faster and farther. Our instincts should be to protect them. More >>
Swanson: Why Demand to Prosecute Torture Will Grow
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:11 pm | David Swanson
Have you ever held a little baby in your arms? Raise your hand if you have. A toddler is as delicate and precious as a baby, but able to move around and get hurt. Bigger kids can move faster and farther. Our instincts should be to protect them. More >>
David Swanson: Rallies Around U.S.
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 12:56 pm | David Swanson
Thursday, June 25, 2009, has been designated Torture Accountability Action Day by a large coalition of human rights groups planning rallies and marches in major U.S. cities, including a rally in Washington, D.C.'s John Marshall Park at 11 a.m. followed ... More >>
David Swanson: It Could Happen to Yoo
Friday, 19 June 2009, 10:46 am | David Swanson
Sometimes, during a tsunami of bad news, it's nice to come up for a breath of encouraging air. The only way to do that this week that I know of is to read a beautiful 42-page order by a judge ( PDF ). Usually such things don't strike me as beautiful, but this ... More >>
An Exit Strategy That Keeps Wars Going
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 11:06 am | David Swanson
If George Orwell could see this he'd probably curse himself for not having thought of it. We are apparently about to see wars perpetuated by an exit strategy. How is this possible? More >>
The Rise of Single-Payer Health Care
Monday, 15 June 2009, 10:11 am | David Swanson
Health care reform plans are being drafted and passed around on both sides of Capitol Hill, but the plan with the greatest number of Congress members behind it was first introduced as a bill six years ago. With two new co-sponsors having just signed on, ... More >>
A New Beginning: If Only
Friday, 5 June 2009, 2:09 pm | David Swanson
President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo probably did a world of good. It was packed with truth telling and noble sentiments. But imagine how much more good would be done if all the best parts of it corresponded to reality. More >>
