By David Swanson

Unlike the previous majority party in Congress, the Democrats who take power today know their weaknesses. They know they’re not very good at the whole press conference thing where you’re supposed to stand there and say something people care about. So they’ve announced an open-mic policy.

And it seems to be working. It turns out that an ordinary person who’s not been through our campaign bribery system and not agreed to a list of positions acceptable read more

By David Swanson

With Jimmy Carter’s book a best seller and the Iraq War a top political concern, many Americans may have an interest right now in thinking about Israel and Palestine. I’d like to recommend to anyone with that interest picking up a copy of a short and brilliant book by the British philosopher Ted Honderich called “Right and Wrong and Palestine, 9-11, Iraq, 7-7.”

“7-7,” for Americans who haven’t memorized that number, is the date of the read more

By David Swanson

Unbeknownst to many Americans, there is overwhelming consensus among scientists that we are very close to reaching a point of no turning back on global warming, which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. We are approaching a point at which all of the following will become unavoidable: massive desertification, rising sea level, explosive growth of insect populations, widespread habitat destruction, mass extinctions, mass migrations (including of humans), the disappearance read more

Here’s video.

By David Swanson

This article helps explain why I spend so much time trying to lobby other people’s Congress Members, hoping that perhaps I share the same century with them. If you can return the favor and are inspired by this article to give Virgil Goode a call, here’s his number: (202) 225-4711.

Goode makes complete ass of self
Anti-Muslim letter goes out to hundreds – not all are amused
BY ERIKA HOWSARE, Cville Weekly

Our congressman, Virgil Goode, stands by his anti-Islamic read more

By David Swanson

On this page, Jonathan Schwartz has posted an analysis of Colin Powell’s fraudulent U.N. presentation, together with two short videos just produced by Sam Husseini of the Institute for Public Accuracy: link.

In the first, Husseini reads from Bob Woodward’s book and asks Powell whether he will admit that he fabricated evidence. Powell blames the CIA, adding a new lie to the old, failing to mention that his own State Department had warned him against making many of the read more

For the holidays this year, give your loved ones some TRUTH:

Camp Democracy lasted for 18 days this past fall; 18 days of workshops, press conferences, education, and actions. Some of the highlights have been captured in a 45-minute documentary. You and your friends and family can listen to the wisdom of Howard Zinn, Jeff Cohen, Elizabeth Holtzman, Col. Ann Wright, Ray McGovern, Iraq War vets, Iraq War resisters, Hurricane Katrina survivors, and many more. Watch the Bush Crimes Commission verdict read more