David Swanson Explained

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^[2] through the now defunct website ConvictBushCheney.Org^[3] as well as contributing to the introduction of Dennis Kucinich’s The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush.^[4] 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,^[5] and October2011.Org's Occupy Washington movement.^[6]

As an author, David Swanson has written several books; Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union^[7] (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^[3] and Democrats.com,^[1] where he serves as the Washington Director.

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.
• Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. New York: Seven Stories Press. 2009.
• War Is A Lie (2010, 2016). Just World Books.
• Snippers Saves the World (2021). David Swanson.
• Leaving World War II Behind (2021). David Swanson.
• 20 Dictators Currently Supported by the U.S. (2020). David Swanson.
• Curing Exceptionalism (2018). David Swanson.
• War Is Never Just (2016). David Swanson.
• Killing Is Not A Way of Life (2014). David Swanson.
• War No More: The Case For Abolition (2013). David Swanson.
• Tube World (2012). Illustrated by Shane Burke. David Swanson.
• The Military Industrial Complex at 50 (2011). Editor and contributor. David Swanson.
• When The World Outlawed War (2011). David Swanson.

See also

• Anti-war movement
• Peace movement
• List of peace activists
• Civil disobedience
• World Beyond War

References

1. Web site: Bloggers. Democrats.com. 31 Aug 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904014545/http://www.democrats.com/bloggers. 2011-09-04.
2. Web site: FAIR.
3. Web site: After Downing Street Co-Founders | War is a Crime .org . 2013-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629202148/http://warisacrime.org/cofounders . 2013-06-29 . dead .
4. Web site: The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush. Feral House. 31 Aug 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100218032405/http://feralhouse.com/titles/kulchur/35_articles_of_impeachment_the.php. 2010-02-18.
5. Web site: Swanson . David . WarIsACrime.Org: Tom Donohue and the Chamber of Open Secrets . Stop The Chamber . Velvet Revolution . 31 Aug 2011 .
6. Web site: About Us. October 2011.Org. 31 Aug 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110901031929/http://october2011.org/about. 2011-09-01.
7. Web site: Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union - Published in 2009 . Davidswanson.org . 31 Aug 2011 .