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By David Swanson

On Friday outside the gates of Stratcom, the strategic command center outside of Omaha, Nebraska, that controls U.S. nuclear weapons and military space technology and from which the next war of aggression will be run, a group of activists gathered from all over the world. A number of people gave speeches in the freezing bone-chilling wind and snow. This was mine:

Have you ever watched a sports team on TV win a game and then shouted “We won!” as if you had anything read more

By David Swanson

During an endless airplane trip from hell yesterday that included an extended stay in Chicago’s scenic O’Hare airport, I had the misfortune to read one book about where our tax dollars go and another book that was, indirectly, about where they do not go.

Nick Turse has done something pretty amazing in producing an entertaining account of the almost limitless variety of ways in which our money is wasted by what he calls the military industrial technological entertainment read more

T O W N H A L L M E E T I N G
with guest speaker nationally recognized journalist and peace & justice activist, David Swanson;
and former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega

Funding the Iraq War, Impeachment, healthcare?

Let your voice be heard, leave with a plan and a group to work with.

Wednesday, April 23
7:00 p.m. Ludwick Center
864 Santa Rosa, SLO
(corner of Santa Rosa & Mill)
suggested donation
$10 /$5 students & seniors

Sponsored by Information Press, Earth Day Alliance, read more

By David Swanson

I recently sent the following note to a friend. The note I was replying to is pasted in below it. You might want to skip down and read it first.

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Thanks for raising an extremely important topic, one that I think we should all be examining closely and discussing in depth, especially with those who are starting from different positions, and even if we’re afraid we may have to – in the end – agree to disagree.

The author you quote suggests that the United States read more

Linda Bilmes is a full-time faculty member at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has testified a number of times before Congress on the cost of the occupation of Iraq. Together with Joseph Stiglitz, she has authored “The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict.” Bilmes will be speaking live this evening, April 9th, and taking your questions, between 8 and 9 p.m. ET. Go to: http://thepeoplespeakradio.net read more