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Your Vote Will Be Thoughtful. Will It Be Counted?
Monday, 4 February 2008, 12:06 am | David Swanson
On February 12th, I'll vote for Obama in the Virginia Democratic Primary if it still matters (if it doesn't I'll vote for Kucinich). And I will have no possible way to determine whether my vote is counted. More >>
David Swanson: Signing Statement Silence
Thursday, 31 January 2008, 5:48 pm | David Swanson
Every major pseudo peace movement organization in the country, afraid to actually urge Congress to cut off the money for the illegal occupation of Iraq, believed it was really important to set up a commission to probe contractor waste in Iraq. More >>
David Swanson: State Of The Union With A Statement
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 11:32 pm | David Swanson
On the day of the State of the Union, apparently hoping nobody would notice, President George W. Bush posted a statement on the White House website announcing his intention to violate major sections of the Defense Authorization bill. More >>
David Swanson: Road To Impeachment Via Cleveland
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 11:26 pm | David Swanson
Kucinich is a progressive candidate who inspires passionate support from many in Cleveland who might not turn out to vote for a DLC Democrat. If he loses his primary the Democrats will have lost their spine. More >>
David Swanson: Is Slavery in Our Future?
Friday, 25 January 2008, 3:03 pm | David Swanson
John Bowe's terrific new book called "Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy" takes the reader on a journey ending in the question I've placed above this essay. More >>
David Swanson: Nadler Is Blocking Impeachment
Friday, 25 January 2008, 9:26 am | David Swanson
A private off-the-record meeting was held on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that included House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Judiciary Committee Member and advocate for opening Cheney ... More >>
Wexler Meets Conyers, Wants Impeachment Hearings
Thursday, 24 January 2008, 11:09 am | David Swanson
I interviewed Congressman Robert Wexler today (listen here: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net ), and he said that he had attended a meeting earlier today that included Congressman John Conyers and addressed the topics of contempt and impeachment. There was wide ... More >>
David Swanson: Martin Luther King Jr On Change
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 9:53 am | David Swanson
"The white establishment is skilled in flattering and cultivating emerging leaders. It presses its own image on them and finally, from imitation of manners, dress, and style of living, a deeper strain of corruption develops." More >>
David Swanson: Halliburton Gang Rape, No Justice
Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 9:36 am | David Swanson
What does one say to a young woman gang raped by men paid by us to work for a company from which our vice president profits, men who have yet to be charged with any crime, a company yet to make amends in any way? More >>
David Swanson: Resolution To Impeach Cheney & Bush
Sunday, 13 January 2008, 9:22 am | David Swanson
Washington State Senator Eric Oemig has drafted a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to impeach Bush and Cheney and remove them from office. Oemig plans to introduce his resolution (SJM 8016) when the legislative session begins on January 14th. More >>
David Swanson: The Speech McCain Should Give
Saturday, 12 January 2008, 11:36 am | David Swanson
There are two key types of people in the world, and I am both of them. I have been tortured, and I have tortured. I have suffered man's inhumanity to man, and I have turned on my fellow human beings. I am a victim and a criminal. More >>
David Swanson: To Nancy With All Due Respect
Friday, 11 January 2008, 10:32 am | David Swanson
Dear Nancy. Cindy asked me to write you a letter and promised she would deliver it. So I picture the two of you in your home over tea as you peruse this and a four-foot stack of similar missives, and I hope mine catches your eye. More >>
David Swanson: 'Free Speech' Navy Veteran Jailed
Friday, 11 January 2008, 10:22 am | David Swanson
Mike Ferner was found guilty today in District of Columbia Superior Court. He has just been sentenced. Ferner was originally sentenced to 5 days incarceration suspended and 6 months unsupervised probation. More >>
David Swanson: US Military Vet On Trial Wednesday
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 3:50 pm | David Swanson
Testimony in the trial of a U.S. military veteran and national officer of Veterans For Peace begins tomorrow, Wednesday, January 9th, at 11:00 a.m. ET, in District of Columbia Superior Court, room 313. More >>
ACLU Florida Calls For Bush/Cheney Impeachment
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:42 am | David Swanson
The national ACLU recently announced a new motto that many impeachment advocates view as a wish for the impossible (a reference to the current presidential administration): "One More Year, No More Damage." More >>
Remembering The Separation Of Powers
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:38 am | David Swanson
The Constitution gives the president extremely limited powers. He (or she) is to execute the laws created by Congress. He serves as commander in chief of the military. He can pardon crimes (but not impeachments). More >>
Peace Org's Plan 5th Iraq Occupation Anniversary
Monday, 7 January 2008, 9:32 am | David Swanson
Numerous peace and justice organizations, including student groups taking advantage of Spring Break, are making plans for a week of actions from March 12th to 19th to mark the end of the fifth year of U.S. occupation in Iraq. More >>
David Swanson: Hate Us For Our WHAT?
Friday, 28 December 2007, 9:11 am | David Swanson
A couple of weeks ago, three members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee started trying to publish a column urging that their committee begin impeachment hearings against Vice President Dick Cheney. Several major newspapers turned them down. More >>
Italians Block Construction of U.S. Base
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 9:08 am | David Swanson
The people of the northern Italian city of Vicenza, with help from activists around Italy, the rest of Europe, and even in the United States, are continuing to block the proposed construction of a new U.S. military base on their soil. When a company ... More >>
Kucinich Preparing 50-Page Articles of Impeachment
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 10:19 am | David Swanson
Kucinich Says He's Preparing 50-Page Bush Articles of Impeachment By David Swanson http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/29305 Touching on issues ranging from Yucca Mountain to the Patriot Act and the war in Iraq, presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich ... More >>
