David Swanson
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Charlottesville, VA, United States
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How U.S. Military Spending Works
Here’s how this works each year. 1) Biden proposes a massive increase in military spending — above and beyond both what he proposed the year before and → Read More
U.S. Imperialism as Philanthropy
When a cartoonist was recently denounced and canceled for racist remarks, Jon Schwarz pointed out that his resentment at black people for not being → Read More
What to Replace the Monroe Doctrine With
A major step could be taken by the U.S. government through the simple abolition of one little rhetorical practice: hypocrisy. You want to be part of a → Read More
Nations’ Governments Need Unarmed Defense Plans
It’s quite a high hurdle to appeal to a country that’s been militarily invaded — after decades of military defense (and offense) preparations and the → Read More
Latin America Is Working to End the Monroe Doctrine
History seems to show some partial benefit to Latin America in moments when the United States was otherwise distracted, as by its Civil War and other → Read More
David Swanson's Remarks: Rage Against More Than a War, Rage Against the War Machine
By David Swanson, Remarks on Feb. 19th at Lincoln Memorial as part of , Washington D.C., February 20, 2023 I want to say THANK → Read More
Rage Against the War Machine on February 19
On February 19 in Washington D.C., a major rally and march will bring forth the following demands. Sister events listed on the rageagainstwar.com website → Read More
Winston Churchill Was a Monster
Tariq Ali’s book, Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes, is an excellent counter to the bizarrely inaccurate propaganda about Winston Churchill that is → Read More
The Monroe Doctrine Is Thriving and Must Be Undone
A poorly maintained tradition begun with the Monroe Doctrine was that of supporting Latin American democracies. This was the popular tradition that → Read More
German Peace Activist Under Criminal Investigation for Speaking Against War
Berlin antiwar activist Heinrich Buecker is facing a fine or up to three years in prison for making a public speech against Germany’s support for the war → Read More
Kicking Ilhan Omar off a Committee Will Not Help
Incoming Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has threatened to kick Congresswoman Ilhan Omar off the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with the excuse → Read More
The US Choice Not To End This War Is Fog Fact #1 – OpEd
What a fog fact is, is a fog fact, i.e. a fact that’s not seriously disputed but also not widely known by people who would find it incredibly important. It’s incredibly important to be aw… → Read More
What’s Worse Than Risking Nuclear Apocalypse? – OpEd
What is worse than risking the obliteration of life on Earth through nuclear war and the creation of a nuclear winter? What is more important than protecting the world from the climate collapse on … → Read More
2022: Nobel Committee Gets Peace Prize Wrong Yet Again
The Nobel Committee has yet again awarded a peace prize that violates the will of Alfred Nobel and the purpose for which the prize was created, selecting → Read More
Chris Hedges Is Right: The Greatest Evil Is War
Chris Hedges’ latest book, The Greatest Evil Is War, is a terrific title and even better text. It doesn’t actually argue a case for war being a greater → Read More
NATO And Russia Both Aim To Fail – OpEd
It’s impossible for either side to see, but Russia and NATO depend on each other. Whichever side you’re on, you * agree with weapons-maker propaganda that the available actions in the world are (1)… → Read More
US Military Spending Is Undebatable Because Indefensible – OpEd
Spain, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Netherlands — The word has gone out that every government can buy a lot more weapons with either no debate at all or with all debate shut down by a single word: Rus… → Read More
U.S. Military Spending Is Undebatable Because Indefensible
Spain, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Netherlands — The word has gone out that every government can buy a lot more weapons with either no debate at all or with → Read More
The Dis-United States
A map of the U.S. states that might serve as safe havens for abortion rights . . . . . . probably surprises nobody, and bears a strong resemblance to a → Read More
Idiot Anti-Nukers Will Only Have Seconds to Say They Were Right
There’s a lot of funny stuff in politics, but the most ludicrous has got to be these holdovers from the 1980s running around warning that we could all die → Read More