Author name: davidswanson

The Dangerous Theism of Chris Hedges

By David Swanson

Chris Hedges recently published an article called “The Dangerous Atheism of Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris,” ( http://www.alternet.org/rights/80449 ) but he failed to include in it any indication of what he thinks is dangerous about their atheism. He thinks they have horrible political opinions, but does not explain how those relate to atheism. He thinks they have read more

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Mark Crispin Miller Live Online Tonight and Taking Your Questions

Tonight from 8 – 9 p.m. ET I’ll be interviewing Mark Crispin Miller and he’ll be taking your questions at http://www.thepeoplespeakradio.net

Mark Crispin Miller is professor of media studies at New York University and the author of the book: Fooled Again, How the Right Stole the 2004 Elections. He is known for his writing on American media and for his activism on behalf of democratic media reform. His books include Boxed In: The Culture of TV, Seeing Through Movies, and Mad Scientists, read more

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4,000 Deaths, 435 Town Halls

We just passed another tragic milestone with the 4,000th death of U.S. soldiers in Iraq, while the uncounted death toll of innocent Iraqis climbs beyond 1 million.

Yet in April, Congress will vote to give George Bush another $102 billion blank check for Iraq on top of past blank checks for $562 billion – unless we finally persuade our Representatives to Just Say No .

One great way to persuade a Representative is to hold a Town Hall Meeting and fill the hall with people who care and are willing read more

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Healthcare or Warfare, Time to Choose

By David Swanson

The greatest purveyor of violence in the world is, by no coincidence, also the wealthiest nation in the world that does not provide its people with health coverage. About one in six Americans has no health coverage at all, and another two or three out of those six lack adequate coverage even though they pay more than enough to receive it and to provide it to those who lack it as well.

Millions of Americans, consequently, lack preventive health care, are deeply in debt for the expenses read more

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Building a Movement to End the Occupation of Iraq

Remarks at American University Teach-In on March 22, 2008
By David Swanson

Robert Dreyfuss’s presentation that I now have to follow was tremendous and I learned a lot, but I disagree with his pessimism. I am fond of the saying “Let’s save our pessimism for better times.” It’s a choice to be a pessimist, and it is a wrong one, always.

So, here we are again, a crowd dominated by old white people on a college campus in a black city. But on March 12th and 19th in this read more

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