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T O W N H A L L M E E T I N G
with guest speaker nationally recognized journalist and peace & justice activist, David Swanson;
and former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega

Funding the Iraq War, Impeachment, healthcare?

Let your voice be heard, leave with a plan and a group to work with.

Wednesday, April 23
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By David Swanson

I recently sent the following note to a friend. The note I was replying to is pasted in below it. You might want to skip down and read it first.

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Thanks for raising an extremely important topic, one that I think we should all be examining closely and discussing in depth, especially with those who are starting from different positions, and even if we’re afraid we may have to – in the end – agree to disagree.

The author you quote suggests that the United States read more

Linda Bilmes is a full-time faculty member at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has testified a number of times before Congress on the cost of the occupation of Iraq. Together with Joseph Stiglitz, she has authored “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict.” Bilmes will be speaking live this evening, April 9th, and taking your questions, between 8 and 9 p.m. ET. Go to: http://thepeoplespeakradio.net read more

By David Swanson

Senator Jim Webb, (D., Va.) and Roger Ebert, a movie reviewer with the Chicago Sun-Times have announced a joint initiative.

“This partnership makes perfect sense,” Ebert said in a press statement. “Over the past year, Senator Webb’s role has been, like mine, that of a critic.” In fact, a survey of media reports finds that Webb is identified as a critic more often than as a senator:

“Webb is an outspoken critic of the war.” – The read more