http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:31 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:06:31 I had to read a lot of books about the current war and occupation in Iraq before I found one that's laugh out-loud hilarious. It's a book about a U.S. military hospital in Iraq, a journal kept for a 10-month tour of duty by an operating room medic. The story never leaves the hospital, and it focus... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/958 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:25 I've been reading a brand new book called "The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle," which is in large part an analysis of what worked in the protesting of the World Trade Organization 10 years ago. Why is it, I wonder, that activists were able to shut down the center of this major city in... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/957 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:08 "If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It's that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That's why I've been fighting for it in the Senate and that's why I'll make it the law of the land when I'm president of the United S... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/956 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:40:37 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate "mainstream" media make quite a pair. We're hearing a very "balanced" debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing?

We're not heari... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/955 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:03 My dear Republicans friends, it's probably not my place to ask. I'm not one of you, but I'm not your enemy either. I'm not an apologist for the other party or a third party. I'm an advocate for replacing the two parties with three branches. We still teach our children about the three branches of... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/954 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:03:56 David Swanson Book Event: "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union"

New York City - December 1, 7:00 p.m.

With Mark Crispin Miller.
AND With John Nichols, author of the Foreword to "Daybreak".

At McNally Jackson books.
52 Prince St.
(b/t Lafayette & Mul... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/953 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:04:45 The last time I was on Laura Flanders's GRIT tv I argued that the American public opposed the occupation of Afghanistan, but another guest -- some Washington, D.C., "progressive" -- argued that this had no relevance, since the American public didn't know anything about Afghanistan.

When the RAND ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/952 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:26:16 If you have an interest in grassroots organizing, international alliance building, the peace movement, the labor movement, the conversion of the U.S. economy from weapons to human needs, the preservation of life on earth (come on, admit it), the weaponization of space, or the autobiographical insigh... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/951 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:28:26 The Congressional Progressive Caucus has 82 members, 81 in the House and 1 in the Senate, but has taken the anti-progressive onslaught of recent years lying down. The CPC can be counted on to say some pleasant things, but in the end 1 or 2 or 8 or 14 of its members will vote a progressive position.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/950 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:57:49 Next stops on the David Swanson "Daybreak" Tour to discuss my new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union":

Nov. 19 [a href="http://www.davidswanson.org/daybreak-11-19"]Davis, CA[/a]
Nov. 20, [a href="http://www.davidswanson.org/daybreak-11-20"... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/949 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:28 The United States of America owes much of the hope it has right now of remaining what John Adams called "a nation of laws, not men" to Italian law enforcement. Were it not for the fact that Italian prosecutors, unlike their American counterparts, answer to the law rather than a president, the enfor... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/948 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:53:25 Around the United States, peace groups are engaged in effective campaigns against proposed new military installations, local funding of weapons companies, and the routine destruction of the environment and of workers' health by such companies. Activists are building better media outlets, educating ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/947 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:19 Statements of undisputed facts about President Barack Obama's actions can generate declarations on progressive websites that one has "gone too far" or said something that "should not be said." Honesty has been replaced by loyalty.

The most common place to find accurate statements on presidential... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/946 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:23 Imagine public elections in which 2 percent are allowed to vote and Diebold gets to nominate the candidates. Or public parks with guest lists of 2 percent of the public, and private prisons for anyone else who tries to enter. Or how about public schools serving 2 percent of children with fully tel... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/945 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:11:24 "Glaubt es mir - das Geheimnis, um die größte Fruchtbarkeit und den größten Genuß vom Dasein einzuernten, heisst: gefährlich leben." - Friedrich Nietzsche

On Thursday night I had the privilege of viewing a premier of a film together with its star. The theater was in the U.S. Capitol, and the fil... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/944 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:39:55 Lies, damn lies, and promises from Democrats. An amendment allowing states to create state-level single-payer healthcare has been stripped out of the House healthcare bill, after having passed in committee back in July by a vote of 27 to 19. And rumor has it that a vote on national single-payer that... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/943 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:02:44 A Call for Congress to Take Action on Torture
October 28th, 2009

ADD YOUR NAME TO THOSE OF 83 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND LEADERS AT
http://afterdowningstreet.org/stop

Whereas over seven years have passed since President George W. Bush fraudulently induced the U.S. congress, the American people,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/942 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:14:27 A Call for Congress to Take Action on Torture
October 28th, 2009

ADD YOUR NAME TO THOSE OF 83 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND LEADERS AT
http://afterdowningstreet.org/stop

Whereas over seven years have passed since President George W. Bush fraudulently induced the U.S. congress, the American people,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/941 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:13:54 A Call for Congress to Take Action on Torture
October 28th, 2009

ADD YOUR NAME TO THOSE OF 83 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND LEADERS AT
http://afterdowningstreet.org/stop

Whereas over seven years have passed since President George W. Bush fraudulently induced the U.S. congress, the American people,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/940 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:13:05 The absence of a civilized healthcare system in the United States, almost alone among wealthy nations, results in tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths every year. But if something is to be done soon to save lives it is not going to be done in Washington, D.C. It is going to be done in Sacrament... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/939 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:25:13 As someone who believes the producers of Fox News should be behind bars for promoting illegal wars and instigating domestic violence, and as someone who advocates never watching it, I feel compelled to speak up against the notion that Fox News is not a news outlet.

Now, Fox News does little inv... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/938 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:03:29 Why is it that every time we elect "peace" candidates we defund the peace movement, stop calling for an end to wars, and limit our demands exclusively to opposing war escalations?

In 2006 we voted into Congress the candidates who looked most likely to end the war in Iraq. We congratulated ours... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/937 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:55:54 Bricks in the Chamber Pot of Commerce
By David Swanson

The US Chamber of Commerce blew a mere $39 million on lobbying in Washington in the past three months. Lobbying for the promotion of global warming, the denial of healthcare, the further deregulation (if possible) of the financial "industry... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/936 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:44 [b]Davis, Nevada City, Fresno, Fair Oaks, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County:[/b]

[b]November 19, 2009, Davis, California[/b]

David Swanson will discuss and sign his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

6:30 p.m. at the Avid Reader Booksto... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/935 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:55:38 [b]Bangor, Portland, and Martha's Vineyard:[/b]

[b]November 5, 2009, Bangor, Maine[/b]

David Swanson will discuss and sign copies of his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

12:30 p.m. Talk on "Undoing the Imperial Presidency"
Bangor Room, ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/davidswanson/934 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:53:32