David Swanson

David Swanson is the Washington Director of Democrats.com and of ImpeachPAC.org, co-founder of the AfterDowningStreet.org / CensureBush.org coalition, creator of MeetWithCindy.org (re Cindy Sheehan), a board member of Progressive Democrats of America and of the Backbone Campaign. "He serves on a working group of United for Peace and Justice. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and as a communications director, with jobs including Press Secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign." 

Swanson also served as "Media Coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as Communications Coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Swanson obtained a Master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1997. His website is www.davidswanson.org." 


 * Contributor, New Clear Vision

Contact Information
Website: http://campdemocracy.org/ Website: http://www.davidswanson.org/ (Let's Try Democracy) Website: http://www.impeachpac.org/ Weblog: http://www.democrats.com/blog/ Weblog: http://impeachbushcoalition.blogspot.com

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * After Downing Street
 * Impeach07 Campaign
 * peace movement

Profiles

 * About Me and Resume at DavidSwanson.org.
 * David Swanson in the Wikipedia.

Interviews

 * Marc McDonald, "Q&A with ImpeachPAC's David Swanson: 'We have a duty to demand impeachment'," BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com, January 20, 2006.
 * Kevin Zeese, "Video Interviews with Cindy Sheehan and David Swanson," DemocracyRising.us; Democrats.com, January 9, 2007.
 * "Shut up and stop the war," The Dr. Mike Newcomb Show/APFN, February 14, 2007.

Archived Articles

 * Technorati links.
 * Articles posted at DavidSwanson.org.
 * Articles published by AlterNet.
 * Articles published by OpEdNews.
 * Articles published in Political Affairs Magazine.
 * Articles published by TomPaine.com.
 * Articles posted at The Huffington Post.
 * Diary postings at DailyKos.com.

2005

 * "He Never Waited on the Democrats: James Forman and the Liberal-Labor Syndrome," CounterPunch, February 5-6, 2005.
 * "FCC Censorship. Bush's Obscene Fines," Rolling Stone, February 24, 2005.
 * "What's the BIG Idea? Basic Income Guarantee Versus the Corporate Media," CounterPunch, February 28, 2005.
 * "Debt Slavery: What The Bankruptcy Bill Could Do To You," BlackCommentator.com, March 31, 2005.
 * "Media Black Out Downing Street Minutes," After Downing Street (BellaCiao.org), June 1, 2005.
 * "Remember When Bush's Lies Weren't Old News?" American Chronicle, June 21, 2005.
 * "White Phosphorous. The U.S. Used It; The U.S. Says It's Illegal," ZMag, December 27, 2005.

2006

 * "Woolsey's Way to Peace," Orb Standard, January 17, 2006.
 * "Impeachment Petitions to be Delivered to Speaker Dennis Hastert at 9 a.m., Monday, May 1," After Downing Street (Orb Standard), May 1, 2006.
 * "The Iraq War as a Trophy Photo," TomDispatch.com, June 13, 2006.
 * With Tom Engelhardt, "War Crimes as Porn," Antiwar.com, June 15, 2006.
 * "Bush Versus the Constitution," truthout, August 11, 2006.
 * "David Swanson on Bush's War Crimes," September 13, 2006, at Camp Democracy. Google video (4 min 48 sec); YouTube.
 * "Bush Cheney Impeachment Rally Charlotte 9," YouTube (added October 3, 2006).
 * "The Cablization of Network News," ZMag, September 3, 2006.
 * "Impeachment Anyone? The Case for Taking the Tape Off Our Mouths," TomDispatch, October 5, 2006.

2007

 * "New Year's Utopianism Needed Fast," American Chronicle, January 2, 2007.
 * "Why Do We Need a National Conference for Media Reform?" truthout, January 14, 2007.
 * "If Beale Street Could Talk - Part 1. Bush's Escalation Speech" and "If Beale Street Could Talk - Part 2. Impeach Disney and General Electric," truthout, January 16, 2007.
 * "How We Can End the Occupation of Iraq," BuzzFlash, January 22, 2007; truthout, January 23, 2007.
 * "Demanding Truth From Power," TomPaine.com, January 24, 2007.
 * "Huddle Up!" truthout, January 25, 2007.
 * With Jonathan Schwarz, "Beyond Oral Sex. The Bush Investigations," truthout, February 1, 2007; TomDispatch.com, February 2, 2007.
 * "How a Bill Becomes a Signing Statement," truthout, February 5, 2007.
 * "Feith-Based Intelligence," truthout, February 11, 2007.
 * "Iran Lies," After Downing Street, February 11, 2007.
 * "The Media Escalates Its Lies about Iran," DavidSwanson.org (AlterNet), February 12, 2007.
 * "War is a Decision for Congress, Not the American Monarch. Iran War Talking Points," CounterPunch, February 13, 2007.
 * "Sex and Torture in America," truthout, February 14, 2007.
 * "What Lincoln Really Said," American Chronicle, February 16, 2007.
 * "The Fierce Urgency of Impeachment," Democrats.com, February 19, 2007.
 * "Why Congress Must Reauthorize the Use of the Constitution," Democrats.com, February 23, 2007.
 * "To Impeach or Not to Impeach: A Debate (AUDIO)," Democrats.com, February 25, 2007.

Articles & Commentary

 * Jonathan Schwarz, "David Swanson, Hardest Working Man In Progressive Politics," A Tiny Revolution, March 21, 2005.
 * Thomas Krehbiel, "Olbermann Rhetoric Busting," The Krehbiel Strikes Back Blogspot, January 31, 2007.
 * Shreema Mehta, "Bush Opponents Differ Over Impeachment," New Standard News, February 12, 2007.