David Swanson
David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. His books include War Is A Lie and he blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org.
Posts by David Swanson
If Voting Is So Important, Why Aren’t Fair, Open, Verifiable Elections Important?
It’s impossible in US society not to frequently encounter the demand to vote, no matter what, no matter for whom, as a basic civic... Read More
Why Are These Facts So Stubbornly Forbidden?
We’ve all experienced pointing out a new fact to someone and seeing them acknowledge it, and even incorporate it into their thinking. I’ve even... Read More
Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
BY KRIS NEWBY HARPER WAVE, 2019 336 PP.; $28.99 Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons by Kris Newby adds significantly... Read More
Earth Over the Brink
Glacier National Park is drip, drip, dripping into a puddle. People and companies and governments are cutting down trees to burn them to save... Read More
Celebrate Armistice Day, Not Veterans Day
Do not celebrate Veterans Day on Sunday. Celebrate Armistice Day instead. Do not celebrate Veterans Day on November 11—because of what it has become,... Read More
If the Second Amendment Was Meant for Genocide, Is It Sacred?
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s new book, Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment, could be criticized for how little it seems to discuss the Second Amendment... Read More
Take a Knee for Freedom of Religion
What is freedom of religion? It’s not actually the freedom to think or not think religious stuff. Rather, it is the right to display—or... Read More