I'll Be on Air America Discussing Impeachment at 9 p.m. Tonight
Please listen: http://airamerica.com
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January 2008
Who's Worse, Clinton or Paul?
By David Swanson
Let’s assume, just for the sake of masochism or preparedness, that the Republicans nominate McCain or somebody similar, that the Democrats nominate Clinton, and that Paul runs as an independent or libertarian. Here’s a question for those who care about peace and justice: Who’s worse, Clinton or Paul?
I’m assuming most of us will agree that McCain is the worst of the lot. Of course, I’d rather see Edwards nominated than Obama or Clinton, and I’d
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March 18 Action Day to Take Back the Constitution
From http://www.resistinmarch.org
CODE PINK is leading a day of action in Washington, D.C., to demand impeachment on March 18, 2008.
Check the schedule and links for all the March peace and impeachment actions below.
Events Planned for March 10-19, 2008, to Resist the U.S. Occupation of Iraq, Oppose New Wars, Demand Impeachment:
FEBRUARY 1, 2008 in New York City: Planning Meeting for March 19 in Washington, D.C.
Details here.
MARCH 10 to 12, 2008 (Monday to Wednesday) in Washington, D.C.: Stop-Loss
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Is Slavery in Our Future?
By David Swanson
John Bowe’s terrific new book called “Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy” takes the reader on a journey ending in the question I’ve placed above this essay.
Bowe makes three major stops along the way. The first is in Florida, where we learn in depth about the lives of immigrant farm workers held against their will and paid little or nothing for their work. By almost anyone’s definition, this is a story
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Nadler Is Blocking Impeachment
By David Swanson
A private off-the-record meeting was held on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that included House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Subcommittee on the Constitution Chairman Jerrold Nadler, Judiciary Committee Member and advocate for opening Cheney impeachment hearings Robert Wexler, and several other committee members, activists, staffers, and former staffers from the Watergate days. I wasn’t there, so I’m free to talk about what happened.
Wexler proposed opening
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Wexler Meets With Conyers, Still Wants Cheney Impeachment Hearings
Kucinich to Introduce Bush Articles of Impeachment
By David Swanson
I interviewed Congressman Robert Wexler today (listen here: http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net ), and he said that he had attended a meeting earlier today that included Congressman John Conyers and addressed the topics of contempt and impeachment. There was wide consensus, he said, that contempt should be pursued (for Harriet Miers and
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Cheney Impeachment News
I’m Interviewing Rep. Robert Wexler About Impeachment on Wednesday 3:15-3:45 p.m. ET
http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/30340
LISTEN HERE:
http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net/listen-live
And here’s some news: Wexler is now accepting non-Judiciary Committee members signatures on his letter to Conyers urging Cheney impeachment hearings.
That means that no matter where you live, you can ask your congress member to contact Wexler and sign his letter!
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Screening of "No End in Sight" Plus Remarks by Ann Wright and David Swanson
Progressive Democracy South Jersey
WHEN: Saturday, February 2nd at 6:00 p.m.,
WHERE: Unitarian Church of Cherry Hill, N.J.
401 North Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
http://www.uucinch.org
“No End in Sight” examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy – insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, purging professionals from the Iraqi government, and the disbanding of the Iraqi military – largely created the chaos that engulfs Iraq today.
After
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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook – David Swanson, Richard Boyce, and J9 Jan 21, 2008
This week: American activist David Swanson on election year politics at home and abroad, Vancouver Island documentary filmmaker, environmental activist, and campaigner for the homeless, Richard Boyce on the back room deals delivering public forest lands into the hands of Big Timber; and, Janine Bandcroft brings us up to speed on good local goings-on in the coming week. LISTEN HERE.
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