David Swanson
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David Swanson is an American anti-war activist, blogger and author. He currently resides in Virginia and is the Executive Director of World Beyond War.
Education
Swanson obtained a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.[1]
Career
As an activist, Swanson co-founded the website After Downing Street (now WarIsACrime.org), based around the U.S. congressional concern of the Downing Street memo. Additionally, Swanson embarked on a campaign to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney through the now defunct website ConvictBushCheney.Org[2] as well as contributing to the introduction of Dennis Kucinich’s The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush.[3] Swanson has also aided in the organization of campaigns such as Velvet Revolution's opposition of the United States Chamber of Commerce and Tom J. Donohue,[4] and October2011.Org's Occupy Washington movement.[5]
As an author, David Swanson has written several books; Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union[6] (2009), War Is a Lie (2010), When the World Outlawed War (2011) and War No More: The Case for Abolition (2013). Swanson is the host of the radio show Talk Nation Radio.
Swanson currently blogs through various political sites, including his own co-founded site, WarIsACrime.Org[2] and Democrats.com,[1] where he serves as the Washington Director.
In 2018, the US Peace Memorial Foundation awarded The US Peace Prize to Swanson "[w]hose inspiring antiwar leadership, writings, strategies, and organizations help to create a culture of peace[7]
Writings
- Kucinich, Dennis J., David C.N. Swanson, and Elizabeth de la Vega. The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush. Port Townsend, Washington, Feral House, 2008. Template:ISBN
- Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. New York: Seven Stories Press. 2009. Template:ISBN
- War Is A Lie (2010, 2016). Just World Books. Template:ISBN
- Snippers Saves the World (2021). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- Leaving World War II Behind (2021). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- 20 Dictators Currently Supported by the U.S. (2020). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- Curing Exceptionalism (2018). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- War Is Never Just (2016). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- Killing Is Not A Way of Life (2014). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- War No More: The Case For Abolition (2013). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- Tube World (2012). Illustrated by Shane Burke. David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- The Military Industrial Complex at 50 (2011). Editor and contributor. David Swanson. Template:ISBN
- When The World Outlawed War (2011). David Swanson. Template:ISBN
See also
References
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