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September 2009
NPR Interview: An Evening With Guy Rathbun and Guest David Swanson
From Ventura up to Salinas, for you left coasters, catch my interview with host Guy Rathbun on http://kcbx.org tonight, and later tonight or tomorrow morning listen to the podcast on the NPR podcast page.
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A Second Bill of Rights
Let’s Try Democracy By David Swanson, BlackCommentator.com Columnist
This is the second of three excerpts from Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union (Seven Stories Press) by David Swanson published here by the kind permission of the publisher.
Click here to read any of the commentaries in this series.
In places where we are not already protected, or where we have been shown to be vulnerable over the last eight years or before, legislation and amendments
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New York Times Hypes Iran Threat By Pretending Not To
By David Swanson, http://dontattackiran.org
The New York Times doesn’t mention the pivotal role it played in lying us into a war in Iraq, but it doesn’t have to. Everybody knows. On Wednesday, the Times put this article on its front page, and I highly recommend it as an ideal liner for bird cages:
In Dispute With Iran, Path to Iraq Is in Spotlight
By SCOTT SHANE, New York Times
WASHINGTON — To many Americans, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell’s February 2003 speech to the United
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NBC's Law and Order Depicts Fictional Prosecution of John Yoo, Dick Cheney, et al: Watch It Here:
Go HERE and click on Season 20, Episode 1, “Memo from the Dark Side.” You can then watch it on Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, or iReel. Spread the word. Host a house party. Think about making this happen for real.
16 Arrested at Aetna for Demanding Healthcare
By David Swanson
Sixteen people were arrested this morning at 99 Park Ave in New York City for entering the lobby of the health insurance company Aetna and demanding that Aetna stop denying healthcare approved by doctors. This was the beginning of a campaign in which over 300 people have committed to nonviolently risking arrest:
On September 29th in New York City, October 8th in Chicago, and in cities across the country on October 15th, over 100 people who have signed this pledge will put our bodies
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Peace and Justice Radio All Evening
Tonight I’ll be on…
6:10-6:40 pm ET Paul Berenson Show.
7:00-8:00 pm ET Truth Hurts.
9:00-9:30 pm ET Between the Lines.
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