David Swanson

David Swanson in 2012

David Swanson (born 1969) is an American activist, blogger and author.

Education

Swanson obtained a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.[1]

Career

As an activist, Swanson co-founded the website After Downing Street (now War Is A Crime .org), based around the U.S. congressional concern of the Downing Street memo. Additionally, Swanson embarked on a campaign to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney[2] through the now defunct website ConvictBushCheney.Org[3] as well as contributing to the introduction of Dennis Kucinich’s The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush.[4][5] Swanson has also aided in the organization of campaigns such as Velvet Revolution's opposition of the United States Chamber of Commerce and Tom J. Donohue,[6] and October2011.Org's Occupy Washington movement.[7][8]

As an author, David Swanson has written several books; Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union[9] (2009), War Is a Lie (2010), When the World Outlawed War (2011) and War No More: The Case for Abolition (2013).

Swanson currently blogs through various political sites, including his own co-founded site, WarIsACrime.Org[3] and Democrats.com,[1] where he serves as the Washington Director.


Writings

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bloggers". Democrats.com. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2541
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://warisacrime.org/cofounders
  4. ↑ http://www.cbsd.com/inventory.aspx?id=1657246
  5. ↑ "The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush". Feral House. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  6. ↑ Swanson, David. "WarIsACrime.Org: Tom Donohue and the Chamber of Open Secrets". Stop The Chamber. Velvet Revolution. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  7. ↑ "About Us". October 2011.Org. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  8. ↑ Loudon, Trevor. "Cairo Style Occupation Planned for Washington DC, Starting October 6". New Zeal. Trevor Loudon. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.
  9. ↑ "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union - Published in 2009". Let’s Try Democracy. David Swanson. Retrieved 31 Aug 2011.

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