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

Articles by Author

06 January 2008
Remembering the separation of powers
David Swanson
In a December 31, 2007, editorial, the New York Times faulted the current president and vice president of the United States for kidnapping innocent people,...
27 December 2007
Hate us for our WHAT?
David Swanson
Of course we've long since established that they do not hate us for the reasons they say they hate us. For example, our military bases in their countries...
21 December 2007
Rep. Weiner joins call for Cheney impeachment hearings
David Swanson
On Thursday, Congressman Anthony Weiner told Bob Fertik of Democrats.com that he would sign onto Congressman Robert Wexler's letter to Chairman John Conyers...
19 December 2007
Italians block construction of U.S. Base
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...
09 December 2007
Enough heroes to fill a book
David Swanson
"A very few serve the state with their consciences, and so necessarily resist it." -Henry David Thoreau

"We should never forget that everything...
29 November 2007
Talking with two who walk the walk
David Swanson
I recently interviewed, for 60 minutes each, two individuals who have walked the walk. Eve Tetaz at age 76 has gone to jail for protesting the occupation of...

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