
David Swanson is an
American anti-war activist, blogger and author. He currently resides in Virginia and is the Executive Director of
World Beyond War.
Education
Swanson obtained a
Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
degree from the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with College admission ...
in 1997.
Career
As an activist, Swanson co-founded the website ''After Downing Street'' (now WarIsACrime.org), based around the U.S. congressional concern of the
Downing Street memo
The Downing Street memo (or the Downing Street Minutes), sometimes described by critics of the Iraq War as the smoking gun memo, is the note of a 23 July 2002 secret meeting of senior British government, defence and intelligence figures discussi ...
. Additionally, Swanson embarked on a campaign to impeach President
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...
and Vice President
Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former ...
through the now defunct website ConvictBushCheney.Org
as well as contributing to the introduction of
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
’s ''The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush''.
Swanson has also aided in the organization of campaigns such as
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...
's opposition of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urging ...
and
Tom J. Donohue, and October2011.Org's ''Occupy Washington'' movement.
As an author, David Swanson has written several books; ''Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union''
(2009), ''War Is a Lie'' (2010), ''When the World Outlawed War'' (2011) and ''War No More: The Case for Abolition'' (2013). Swanson is the host of the radio show ''Talk Nation Radio''.
Swanson currently blogs through various political sites, including his own co-founded site, WarIsACrime.Org
and Democrats.com,
where he serves as the Washington Director.
Writings
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Kucinich, Dennis J., David C.N. Swanson, and Elizabeth de la Vega. ''The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush''.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census.
It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition ...
,
Feral House
Feral House is an American book publisher founded in 1989 by Adam Parfrey and based in Port Townsend, Washington.
Early history
The company's first book was ''The Satanic Witch'' (1989; originally published in 1971 by Dodd, Mead & Company) by ...
, 2008.
* ''Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union''. New York:
Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press is an independent American publishing company. Based in New York City, the company was founded by Dan Simon in 1995, after establishing Four Walls Eight Windows in 1984 as an imprint at Writers and Readers, and then incorpor ...
. 2009.
* War Is A Lie (2010, 2016). Just World Books.
* ''Snippers Saves the World'' (2021). David Swanson.
* Leaving World War II Behind (2021). David Swanson.
* 20 Dictators Currently Supported by the U.S. (2020). David Swanson.
* Curing Exceptionalism (2018). David Swanson.
* War Is Never Just (2016). David Swanson.
* Killing Is Not A Way of Life (2014). David Swanson.
* War No More: The Case For Abolition (2013). David Swanson.
* Tube World (2012). Illustrated by Shane Burke. David Swanson.
* The Military Industrial Complex at 50 (2011). Editor and contributor. David Swanson.
* When The World Outlawed War (2011). David Swanson.
See also
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Anti-war movement
An anti-war movement (also ''antiwar'') is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term anti-war can also refer to pa ...
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Peace movement
A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals, such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world pea ...
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List of peace activists
This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated diplomatic, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through nonviolent means and methods. Peace activists usually work ...
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Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a stat ...
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World Beyond War
References
External links
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1969 births
Living people
American male journalists
St. Cloud State University alumni
University of Virginia alumni
20th-century American journalists