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.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bloggers". Democrats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  2. 1 2 "After Downing Street Co-Founders | War is a Crime .org". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  3. "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush". Feral House. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  4. Swanson, David. "WarIsACrime.Org: Tom Donohue and the Chamber of Open Secrets". Stop The Chamber. Velvet Revolution. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  5. "About Us". October 2011.Org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  6. "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union - Published in 2009". Davidswanson.org. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.