12.28.10 Former Chair of the Libertarian Party of Virginia Rick Sincere and Author David Swanson join Coy to recap 2010. Two well known voices in Central Virginia, Swanson and Sincere touch on what they view to be the most significant national
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There’s a simple reason why the Democrats in Washington, D.C., can’t end the wars or shrink the military or close Guantanamo or legalize union organizing or create a real health coverage system or repeal NAFTA or tax carbon or (fill in the blank).
But the simple reason keeps changing.
In 2005 and 2006 it was that they were in a minority in the House and Senate.
In 2007 and 2008 it was that they lacked the White House.
In 2009 and 2010 it was the filibuster.
In 2011 and 2012 it
The fall and decline of an empire can take many years, but certain “benchmarks” (as imperial courts have been known to call them) can measure the progress in one year alone. Take, for example, the year 2010.
This year opened with the United States Supreme Court claiming further power to rewrite the U.S. Constitution, specifically by further opening up elections to the highest bidder. The year closed with congressional elections that cost more than before and in which money spent by
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David Swanson to Discuss, Sign Copies of “War Is A Lie” in NYC, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.
“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 War is a Racket has a simpler, more brilliant, or truer book been published.” — Geoffrey Millard
“David Swanson despises war and lying, and unmasks them both with rare intelligence. I learn something
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On the first day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: the military in every embassy.
On the second day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: two criminal presidents.
On the third day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: three illegal wars.
On the fourth day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: four covered up crimes.
On the fifth day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: five plutocracies (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
On the sixth day of Wikileaks, my government gave to me: six sycophants (
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From KBOO
David Swanson, author and activist talks about his new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming A More Perfect Union." The host is Marianne Barisonek.
Swanson talks about how the office of Presidency has acquired more and more power while Congress neglects its duties. He offers ideas on how we the people can rebalance the political structures.
Powers taken by George Bush will become cemented into place during the Obama administration unless Congress takes
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By David Swanson
“And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything we’ve been told from our birth
Hell they won’t lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liar’s word worth
And what happened to peace on earth”
–Willie Nelson
When President Barack Obama joined the ranks of Henry Kissinger and the other gentle souls who have received Nobel Peace Prizes, he did something that I don’t think anyone else had previously done in a Peace Prize acceptance
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You say protests are outmoded because the corporate media ignores them (unless they’re corporate sponsored). I say the corporate media is outmoded because it ignores protests.
The coming year is going to see intense resistance to the plutopentagonocracy from volunteer representatives of that majority of Americans that opposes its agenda. We are not going to ask for the media cartel’s approval or permission. We are going to continue developing our own communications systems, which
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If our movement for peace and justice is to prevail, we must reward those who join it. When Wikileaks released a video called Collateral Murder earlier this year, one soldier was seen in the video rescuing injured children from a van that had been attacked by a U.S. helicopter. That soldier, Ethan McCord, spoke out against the incident of murder and the murderous war. He and another veteran, Josh Stieber, published an open letter of apology to the people of Iraq.
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