They Should Get a Union

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By David Swanson

“If a majority of workers want a union, they should get a union. It’s that simple. We need to stand up to the business lobby and pass the Employee Free Choice Act. That’s why I’ve been fighting for it in the Senate and that’s why I’ll make it the law of the land when I’m president of the United States.” –Barack Obama

Nobody is making it the law of the land. Nobody is fighting for it. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has read more

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KSM and MSM

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By David Swanson

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the corporate “mainstream” media make quite a pair. We’re hearing a very “balanced” debate over whether KSM should be tried in New York City, and whether the most insane objections to that proposal are really insane or not. But what are we not hearing?

We’re not hearing that trying criminals for the crime of 9-11 ought to have been what we did years ago, rather than waging wars in response to a crime. We’re read more

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Last July's Bush Protest Still in the News and Focus of Debate on Rudeness and Free Speech

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Here’s a letter I just sent to my local newspaper:

Letter to the Editor:

As an organizer of the protest of former President Bush at Monticello last July, I was sorry to miss Sunday’s panel on free speech and rudeness at PVCC but appreciated your Monday report. I also appreciated the panelists’ comments you reported to the effect that TV pundits and producers encourage rudeness. If many people’s views were not shut out of major communications outlets, they’d probably read more

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Audio: David Swanson on KVRM

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KVRM

Wednesday November, 11th, 2009

 Click to Play this edition of Rabble Rousing

In Conversation: David Swanson,
author of "Daybreak: Undoing The Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union"

This show was phone interview with David Swanson, who has been speaking around the country, alerting citizens to the dangers of the imperial presidency and how we can reclaim our government. He is author of the book "Daybreak: Undoing The Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union." In it, amongst other topics, he elucidates the rights we have lost or given up, and should reclaim, as well as rights we need and should amend our constitution to provide. His book is very thought provoking as well as this interview. David will appear in Grass Valley 20 nov at Unitarian Universalist church, on S.Church st. he will also speak in Sacramento the following night. For addresses and details see his web site afterdowningstreet.com.

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C-Span to Show David Swanson Book Event on Cable and Online Sunday Nov. 22nd 7:45 a.m. ET

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C-Span’s Book TV, which can be watched on cable television on C-Span 2 or online at http://www.booktv.org plans to air a book event they recorded when I was in Miami, Florida.

Here’s more info.

They’d told me they would run about 90 minutes, and so that was — I think — about what I did, including opening remarks and questions and answers. But their website says they’re showing 1 hr and 7 min, which makes me suspect that they cut something out, most likely some read more

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Asking Republicans for a Favor

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By David Swanson

My dear Republicans friends, it’s probably not my place to ask. I’m not one of you, but I’m not your enemy either. I’m not an apologist for the other party or a third party. I’m an advocate for replacing the two parties with three branches. We still teach our children about the three branches of our government, but I’m afraid most adults have forgotten what that was supposed to mean.

Like you, I’d like us to be able to unelect people read more

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On Burning Congressman Perriello in Effigy

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By David Swanson

I have not approved of much my congressional representative has done. He votes for war funding. He votes for bailouts for both “bankers” and the sickness industry (aka health insurance “reform”). Like any member of the Democratic Party he does what the party that funds him tells him to do.

But he is 100% correct to denounce as part of a very disturbing trend the announced plans of his craziest critics to burn him in effigy. Symbolizing violence and threatening read more

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NYC Event Not to Miss

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David Swanson Book Event: “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union”

New York City – December 1, 7:00 p.m.

With Mark Crispin Miller.
AND With John Nichols, author of the Foreword to “Daybreak”.

At McNally Jackson books.
52 Prince St.
(b/t Lafayette & Mulberry)
New York, NY 10012
212-274-1160

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