This is a great video on the problem, but skimps on the solution, just mentioning public financing at the end. Public financing without free media is only half the solution, and such a clean money system must be made mandatory. A plan to do it can be found in my forthcoming book.
UVA Students Show What's Wrong With Campaign Financing Read More »
By David Swanson
The Charlottesville Daily Progress’, my local newspaper, like yours, has a resident rightwinger. In this case: Bryan McKenzie (imagine if they had a leftist too, the additional readers they could pick up!). McKenzie, like the guy at your paper, is taking his marching orders from Fox News and promoting a teabagging tax day tea party on April 15th. (In this case: at the Charlottesville Pavilion from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday.)
Sadly, those involved in these events across the nation
Bag the Teabagging Read More »
A candidate drowning in out-of-state funding, or a candidate people around the state know and like: Tough choice?
Virginia Gubernatorial Primary: Money vs. People Read More »
By David Swanson
Raise your hand if you recall the 110th Congress (2007 – 2008) as having spent two years funding a war in Iraq that it had been elected to end, increasing the military’s bloated budget, and adamantly refusing to hold war criminals accountable? If your hand is not raised, please go and read the past two year’s worth of postings at http://afterdowningstreet.org If your hand IS raised,
Perfect Politicians: Grading Congress on a Curve Read More »
By David Swanson
The largest military budget in the history of the world is being increased. Certain weapons are being cut back, others expanded. But the overall budget is going UP. However, you don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve learned it from these fine news sources:
“With Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposing broad cuts in Pentagon spending, a new war over the president’s budget has begun. While critics already are warning that the plan could compromise
Up Is Down: The Military Budget Read More »
Always listen to the Urban Journal:
Keith Murphy and David Swanson on the Urban Journal Read More »
By David Swanson
As evidence of Bush and Cheney’s crimes is slowly pried loose from President Obama’s fingers, it’s easy to forget just how long ago numerous articulate voices were identifying and denouncing those crimes, none more so that Francis Boyle, who told Bill O’Reilly on his Fox News show on September 13, 2001:
“Before I support a war that will jeopardize the lives of tens of thousands of our servicemen and women, I want to see the evidence that we are relying
Listen to Francis Boyle Read More »
By David Swanson
One member of Congress stood alone 7.5 years ago against the original authorization to attack Afghanistan. And one member of Congress, a different one, stood alone last week against funding a massive escalation of that war.
On September 14th, 2001, Congresswoman Barbara Lee spoke, in tears, on the floor of the House of Representatives. She, alone, would vote No on letting the president decide on going to war in Afghanistan. She, alone, would refuse to authorize the president
Afghanistan: Two Lonely Acts of Courage Read More »
