David Swanson
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Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right—and How We Can, Too
BOOK BY GEORGE LAKEY MELVILLE HOUSE, 2016 304 PP.; $26.99 Today, a birth lottery winner (or a chooser behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance)... Read More
What is a Global Citizenry, and Can It Save Us?
Headlines this past spring claimed that for the first time ever, more than half of poll respondents around the world said they saw themselves... Read More
Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
Whether someone becomes addicted to drugs has much more to do with their childhood and their quality of life than with the drug they... Read More
Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out of the Military and Across America
I wasn’t sure I’d like a book called Worth Fighting For by a former soldier who walked across the United States to raise money... Read More
Extreme Whether
When my dad, Neil Swanson, goes to rallies against the tar sands pipeline, people rush up to him and thank him for everything he’s... Read More
Why We Allow the Destruction of Our Planet
It’s not enough to point out that our political system is saturated with money, including money from coal and oil and nukes and gas.... Read More
Teach the Children War
The National Museum of American History, and a billionaire who’s funded a permanent exhibit there, would like you to know that the United States... Read More