David Swanson

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

Why Veterans For Peace Will Protest The RNC And DNC

Veterans For Peace will have members protesting at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.  VFP President Leah Bolger explained why: “Social change, including the abolition of war, does not come from supporting one political party over another, but from changing the culture and influencing all major parties.  […]

David Swanson
By David Swanson
One veteran stands, ready to throw a war medal. Veterans protested war by giving their medals from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq back. (Photo Norbert Schiller/Mint Press)

Veterans For Peace will have members protesting at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.  VFP President Leah Bolger explained why: “Social change, including the abolition of war, does not come from supporting one political party over another, but from changing the culture and

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The Solution To The Nuclear “Crisis” With Iran

We are once again on the verge of another disastrous war in the Middle East. The United States and its allies in Europe and the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are consciously pushing Syria toward a destructive civil war. The objective is to bring down the Assad regime, an ally of the Iranian […]

David Swanson
By David Swanson
A Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, shows Iran's heavy water nuclear facilities near the central city of Arak 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of Tehran. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan, File)

We are once again on the verge of another disastrous war in the Middle East. The United States and its allies in Europe and the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are consciously pushing Syria toward a destructive civil war. The objective is to bring down the Assad regime, an ally of the Iranian government, as a stepping-stone toward

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