April 2008

Nobel Peace Winner Visits U.S. from Iran

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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Answer Your Questions Online
By David Swanson

Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شیرین عبادی – Širin Ebâdi) is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of the Children’s Rights Support Association in Iran. On October 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women’s and children’s rights. She is the first Iranian, the first read more

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Tom Perriello Plans to Unseat Virgil Goode

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By David Swanson

I have the distinct displeasure of being misrepresented in Congress by Virgil Goode, a man best known outside Virginia’s Fifth District for having thrown a fit when Congressman Keith Ellison asked to be sworn in on a Koran instead of a Bible. Goode defeated a fine Democratic candidate, Al Weed, in the past two elections, with 64% of the vote four years ago and 59% two years ago. He did so in part by purchasing television ads accusing Weed of supporting “amnesty” read more

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Funny Math, Part II: Impeachment

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By David Swanson

There is a widespread myth that an impeachment cannot happen in the space of the nine months Bush and Cheney are scheduled to remain in office. But I’m unable to find any past impeachment that took as long as nine months. It’s messy comparing one impeachment to another, as they are complicated and varying processes. But a few things are clear: most impeachment efforts achieve important results quickly, without actually achieving impeachment (think Elliot Spitzer read more

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Funny Math, Part I, The Obama-Clinton Story

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By David Swanson

Obama has 1,491 pledged delegates. Clinton has 1,332 pledged delegates. There remain 408 delegates to be pledged, plus 19 that have been pledged to Edwards. Clinton would need to win by a gap of 39 percent to catch up to Obama – not the “huge win” of 9 percent that she had in Pennsylvania.

These numbers are based on leaving out Florida and Michigan, which are being left out.

These numbers do not include Super Delegates.

But these are the indisputable numbers read more

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How "Conservatives" Pick Your Pockets

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By David Swanson

“Jacked: How ‘Conservatives’ Are Picking Your Pocket (Whether You Voted for Them or Not)” is a short book by Nomi Prins that makes an excellent education for those remaining Americans who still do not understand that right-wing politicians take from those who work and give to those who live in luxury off the sweat of others.

At the end of World War II, corporations paid half the cost of the federal government. They now pay 7 percent, and many of them pay read more

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