August 2009

Daybreaking in Ohio and West Virginia

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David Swanson will be discussing and signing his new book “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union” at events across Ohio and West Virginia.
https://davidswanson.org/book

1. Kent and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, September 6, 2009
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. PDA Chapter Portage Democratic Coalition
Annual Labor Day Picnic
Kent VFW
500 Tallmadge Rd.
Kent, Ohio 44240
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6:00 p.m. In-Store Book Signing
Borders Books
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Daybreak Breakout Will Beat Out Glenn Beck

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UPDATE 9/1/09 4 pm ET: THANKS Daybreak is #1 politics and #1 nonfiction and #6 books on Amazon.  Glenn Beck’s trash is bumped  http://tr.im/xBt3

UPDATE 9/1/09 3:30 pm ET: THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!! "Daybreak" is now, on its first day of publication, ranked on Amazon.com as the #4 politics nonfiction book, the #7 nonfiction book, and the #22 book, not to mention the #1 leaders and leadership book, the #1 criminal law book, and the #1 law enforcement book.

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BuzzFlash Review of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union

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By BuzzFlash
original here, and signed copies of the book available

David Swanson is the most prolific, indefatigable advocate and activist that BuzzFlash knows of. He is equally at home writing countless persuasive commentaries on the Internet about the urgency of upholding the Constitution and making those in power accountable under the law on his main site AfterDowningStreet.org. and with being a ubiquitous grassroots activist.

Swanson is a young father, but his personal actions echo the mobilization read more

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Hurricane Dubya Four Years On

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By David Swanson

Hurricane Katrina is not as sexy as torture, but has killed more people and ruined more lives, and — like many non-natural disasters in recent years — has a chief culprit who has now settled in at 10141 Daria Place, Dallas, Texas, where he clears very little brush and where — to my knowledge — not a single politician or journalist or author has sought his wisdom on the affairs of the past seven months. George W. Bush, who should face nonviolent protest read more

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This Sunday in Maryland

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August 30, 2009

Wheaton, Maryland

Join us for the Progressive Picnic in Montgomery County!

When: Sunday August 30, 2009 2:00 PM
Donation: $15.00 per person now, $20 later
Where: 2002 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, MD 20902
Picnic Shelter “G”

Activist/Author David Swanson will discuss and sign his new book Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. State Senators Jamie Raskin and Paul Pinsky*, Delegates Roger Manno, Tom Hucker, and Ana Sol Gutierrez, Council Members read more

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Torture Memos in a Book

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By David Swanson

The New Press has just published seven of the torture memos with a 40-page introduction by David Cole and a 3-page forward by Phillipe Sands. For those who prefer books to lengthy PDFs or printouts thereof, this is a real service. If we were a literate society, a book like this would put a number of important people behind bars. In the type of society we actually are, only photographs and videos can possibly have that impact, which is why we may never see those.

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