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How to Vote in Primaries and Not Be an Idiot
Monday, 10 December 2007, 1:45 pm | David Swanson
1. Virtually nobody votes in primaries (or caucuses) compared to general elections. Therefore, each individual primary vote is worth many times what it is in the general election. And, it's more likely to be counted, since there's typically less fraud ... More >>
Kucinich First, Edwards Second in PDA Straw Poll
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 10:41 am | David Swanson
Not surprisingly in a field of eight contenders, no candidate came close to gaining a majority of the total vote in PDA's recently completed presidential straw poll . But two candidates--Dennis Kucinich (41%) and John Edwards (26%)--combined for ... More >>
Enough Heroes to Fill a Book
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 2:08 pm | David Swanson
"A very few serve the state with their consciences, and so necessarily resist it." -Henry David Thoreau More >>
The Two Biggest Public Secrets
Monday, 3 December 2007, 1:20 pm | David Swanson
As noted by the uniquely vigilant Charlie Savage in the Boston Globe , President Bush in November issued a signing statement unconstitutionally overturning 10 sections of H.R. 3222, the " Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 ." Among ... More >>
Nukes' Seventh Decade
Monday, 26 November 2007, 10:42 am | David Swanson
Jonathan Schell's latest book "The Seventh Decade" places our current situation in the context of the past 62 years of the nuclear age, or the past 68 years as Schell might prefer to date it. It was 68 years ago that scientists concluded a nuclear ... More >>
Pelosi, Cheney, and the Fertilized Eggs
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:21 am | David Swanson
For the past year or so, every month the moon gets full, and I suddenly get a couple of hundred emails telling me that Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will allow impeachment hearings if she gets enough emails or phone calls or handwritten letters. More >>
Wolf Blitzer Loses Democratic Debate
Monday, 19 November 2007, 1:01 pm | David Swanson
Wolf Blitzer Loses Democratic Debate Biden Now for Impeachment if Bush Attacks Iran http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/28761 By David Swanson More >>
Another Clinton Campaign Fraud
Monday, 19 November 2007, 12:26 am | David Swanson
It sounds silly, but for a long time it just didn't occur to me what the implications would be. Thus spake a college student who agreed to ask Senator Clinton a planted question. And thus, alas, must I speak as well. More >>
House Dem. Talking Points on New Iraq Bill
Monday, 19 November 2007, 12:24 am | David Swanson
Iraq Redeployment Bill - 1. "Requires the redeployment of US troops from Iraq to begin within 30 days of enactment, with a target for completion of December 15, 2008;" No, the counter-recruitment movement and the worst year of U.S. Army recruiting since ... More >>
David Swanson: The Reverse Shock Doctrine
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:45 am | David Swanson
I wonder what would happen if the people and their representatives were to shock the powerful and their funders for a change? What if on November 16th, the Iraq Moratorium day, everybody together took major actions? What if everyone with a job took the ... More >>
Understanding the Next War Money Vote
Monday, 12 November 2007, 11:38 am | David Swanson
If I were a member of Congress, I would make this pledge: I pledge to vote No on any bill, and to vote No on bringing to the floor for a vote any bill, that includes any funding to extend the occupation of Iraq. This pledge does not prevent me from ... More >>
Understanding the Next War Money Vote
Monday, 12 November 2007, 11:00 am | David Swanson
I pledge to vote No on any bill, and to vote No on bringing to the floor for a vote any bill, that includes any funding to extend the occupation of Iraq. This pledge does not prevent me from voting for funding for a withdrawal, although such funding ... More >>
Mukasey and Digby Give Postmodernism a Bad Name
Friday, 9 November 2007, 10:19 am | David Swanson
I've often seen Bush compared to a child and Cheney to a monster, which I think is incredibly unfair to children and monsters. The following is a commentary on a blog posting by Digby that compares the Bush-Cheney crime gang to postmodernists and “relativists”, ... More >>
Rep. Wexler Will Urge the Judiciary Committee
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 11:46 am | David Swanson
As a person who supports holding this Administration accountable for their deceptive actions, you may be interested to know about the recent votes in the House regarding H.Res. 333, "Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, ... More >>
John Bruhns: A Veteran's Story
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:08 am | David Swanson
John Bruhns came back from Iraq strongly opposed to the occupation he'd been a part of, believing the Bush administration had misused his patriotism. He began speaking out, and after he won Moveon.org's Video Vets contest he was hired as the Legislative ... More >>
Kucinich's Bill Is Under Discussion on the Floor
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:27 am | David Swanson
4:14 p.m. Hoyer moved to refer the resolution to the House Judiciary Committee. Kucinich tried to avoid that and get a vote on the resolution, but - unable to do that - asked for a vote on the decision to refer to committee. Hoyer withdrew his motion and then ... More >>
Peace and Impeachment in Los Angeles
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 9:19 am | David Swanson
This past Friday night and Saturday, Ann Wright and I spoke at four events in the Los Angeles area on the topics of peace and impeachment. I flew home, but Ann intended to keep going at the same pace for another week or more without ever leaving L.A. ... More >>
Kucinich to Move Impeachment of Bush After Cheney
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 2:31 pm | David Swanson
Kucinich to Move Impeachment of Bush After Cheney http://www.impeachcheney.org By David Swanson More >>
Why Kucinich Should Concede Nothing
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 11:43 am | David Swanson
When someone whose opinions I respect as much as John Nichols' joins those who have been saying since 2003 that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich should announce that he's not REALLY running for president, I feel compelled to reply. More >>
Full Horror of Waterboarding to Be Demonstrated
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 11:41 am | David Swanson
On the eve of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Judge Michael B. Mukasey, a group of human rights activists will demonstrate waterboarding at the Justice Department, 10th & Pennsylvania, NW. More >>
