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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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07 July 2009
Remove the filibuster from the Senate rules
David Swanson
Trying to squeeze any sort of peace on earth out of our government in Washington has been a steep uphill climb for years. For the most part we no longer have...
06 July 2009
The Emperor's seven signing statements
David Swanson
Lawless detention is the least of it. State secrets and warrantless spying scrape the surface. Drone attacks and ongoing torture begin to touch it. But central...
28 June 2009
Why demand to prosecute torture will grow
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...
25 June 2009
The rise of single-payer health care
David Swanson
Single-payer health care supporters rally in Los Angeles in April. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health care reform plans are being drafted and passed...
24 June 2009
Trading press events for votes: What should press do?
David Swanson
On Tuesday my local newspaper reported on an event here in town on Monday. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had come down to Charlottesville and spoken...
22 June 2009
U.S. government threatens to prosecute waterboarding
David Swanson
We've been lobbying the Department of Justice all these months without realizing that the key to justice lay in the Department of the Interior, and...

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