John Lennon believed that artists can change the world, and that each of us has a responsibility to create a better future. We are gathering creative people on the 30th anniversary of his murder, to do good. Human beings can be killed, but the power of human creativity endures.
Each participant’s name is linked to a place where you can purchase his/her work. They have pledged to donate any
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Glen Ford, Dean Baker, and David Swanson on this audio clip:
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Friday, December 17th, 2010, 6 PM
“War is a Lie”, with best-selling author David Swanson; other invited luminaries. Fellowship Hall, 1241 Cedar St. (@ Bonita) Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists.
Book talk, reception, music, followed by book signing and dancing.
$20 suggested donation (includes copy of book); $10 without book, to benefit CODEPINK Golden Gate Chapter and the BFUU.
“While Americans elect leaders whom they trust are honest,
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Deanna Spingola was an informed host with good calls from listeners. This audio is choppy for first 30 seconds or so, just speed past that: mp3.
AUDIO: Deanna Spingola and David Swanson discuss "War Is A Lie" Read More »
Here’s an entertaining book I just read: Derision Points: Clown Prince Bush the W: The Real Story of His Decision Points by Ted Cohen.
Two words about the title. First, this book has nothing to do with Bush’s book and is not a critique of it. Second, this book is much funnier than the title which was presumably written by a marketer.
This is a based-on-facts fictional account of George W. Bush as a young drunk. Its political utility may be limited given the fact that our presidents
I highly recommend this powerful new movie: Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space for an important and frightening look at the next arms race, which it may still not be too late to head off:
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An excerpt from “War Is A Lie” http://warisalie.org
One type of “defensive” war is one that follows a successful provocation of aggression from the desired enemy. This method was used to begin, and repeatedly to escalate, the Vietnam War, as recorded in the Pentagon Papers. Setting aside the question of whether the United States should have entered World War II, in either Europe or the Pacific or both, the fact is that our country was unlikely to enter unless attacked.
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Thank you for making "War Is A Lie" a top seller on Amazon.com. Please do not buy the book there anymore. Not only does Amazon falsely claim the book is unavailable for weeks. Amazon has answered threats from the U.S. government by attempting to prevent the U.S. public from accessing Wikileaks.
Wikileaks has found a way around Amazon and so can we.
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Now! Click here to listen or download Cindy's interview with Matt 'maximum gonzo' Taibbi and David Swanson, author of War is a Lie, the new blockbuster
AUDIO: Cindy Sheehan, Matt Taibbi, and David Swanson! Read More »
By David Swanson
By popular demand in response to a lengthy blog on war-to-peace economic conversion, here’s the attention-span-adjusted introductory version.
Our main industry is weapons. The U.S. is far and away the world’s leading exporter of weapons. We fight wars with and against weapons we’ve produced. Our largest public expense, eating up over half of every tax dollar, is also weapons and wars — including wars in which we fund both sides, as in Afghanistan where
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While economists have shown that investing our public dollars in the military hurts our economy, because investing in other industries would produce more jobs, the fact remains that millions of Americans who have jobs have them through the military and the privatized war machine. How do we keep those people at work while employing more people for the same investment, and while avoiding all the other negative consequences brought on by the war economy?
The answer does not need to be invented any
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Wednesday, December 15
6:30 p.m. free dinner
7:15 p.m. book reading, Q&A, signing
Random Row Books
315 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 434-295-2493
Cosponsors:
Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice
Socialist Party of Central Virginia
Joyful Dissent
“David Swanson’s War Is A Lie may be the most comprehensive antiwar statement available in the English language.” — Kevin Young
“Not since General Smedley Butler’s
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Christane Brown’s Solution Zone is dedicated to speaking out about the hidden issues and buried facts of our day, separating truth from spin, and featuring in depth and often and explosive conversations with America’s best known progressive politicians, activists, bloggers and authors.
Thursday Dec022010AUDIO: Christianne Brown and David Swanson – An Hour on "War Is A Lie" Read More »
David Swanson is a longtime peace and justice activist and author of 'War Is a Lie'
An excerpt from David Swanson's new book War Is A Lie.
We learn a lot about the real motives for wars when whistleblowers leak the minutes of secret meetings, or when congressional committees publish the records of hearings decades later. War planners write books. They make movies. They face investigations. Eventually the beans tend to get spilled. But
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Ilene Proctor Presents Number 42 in our Great Mind Series
Author: David Swanson – War is a Lie
Panel: Moderator, Mimi Kennedy plus KPFK’s Lila Garrett, Truthout’s Jason Leopold, Bradblog’s Brad Friedman
When: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Fee: $20.00 includes refreshments and drinks
$15.00 PDLA and SCADA Members
Please RSVP via email: proctor@artnet.net
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From Adam Roufberg at Radio Active Lunch on WVKR
Interview with David Swanson on his new bestseller War is a Lie. This book is a must read for all who question the nature of war, the justification of war, the fate of human kind, and the integrity of government.
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With Wikileaks Revelations, Peace Community Redoubles Demand for End to Wars and Voices Support for Whistleblowers
While only a tiny fraction of the U.S. diplomatic cables scheduled for publication by Wikileaks have thus far been made available, some conclusions can already be drawn. These cables and the Iraq and Afghan War Diaries provide an opportunity for Americans to see our government for what it is.
Our government is seen here as controlling a global military and espionage empire that impacts
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