David Swanson
For U.S. Schools, A Lie That Lasts 50 Years Is No Longer a Lie
I mention schools because something bothers me the most there, but I could mention newspapers or talk shows or Wikipedia — in any of these fora, once a lie lasts long enough, even if it’s been thoroughly debunked repeatedly for…
Even a Radioactive Time Bomb Is Right Twice a Presidential Term
By refusing to take part in waging war on the people of Iran, the South Korean government obtained something else favored by many of the people of South Korea: at long last a reduction in U.S. war rehearsals and hostility…
Where Have All Your Dollars Gone? Long Time Passing
The discretionary budget for the U.S. government next year as proposed by Trump is depicted by the Washington Examiner in the above pie chart. It has passed the House and might pass the Senate. As long as half of Congress Members see…
New Publication: War Is Still A Lie
War Is Still A Lie is an updated third edition of War Is A Lie and includes a new 90-page investigation of how lies about wars have changed. War Is A Lie is a thorough refutation of every major argument used to justify wars,…
$3 Trillion a Year for U.S. Military Spending
Recently the least popular person alive said, “I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Already unpopular with kind and decent people, Trump may have — with that comment — tanked his popularity…
What’s the Matter With California?
Is voting for a boot to your own face exclusively a Kansas problem? What is going on in California? There’s a primary election for governor with three leading candidates, the top two of whom will compete in a runoff. One…
Governments Love Secrecy, But the World’s Major Problems Are Not Secret
I’ve been reading Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance, and Hope. It’s a collections of things Daniel Ellsberg wrote and didn’t publish. I come to it having read what he did publish, having spoken with him about some of…
War Is Still A Racket
Smedley Butler’s classic texts with new commentary by David Swanson Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (1881-1940) from the age of 16 to the age of 50 waged war all over the world for the U.S. Marine Corps. Then he denounced…
The War Powers Resolution Is Not What You’ve Been Told
According to The Hill, in an article typical of U.S. media, Trump’s war on Iran is totally legal for 60 days if Congress does nothing, after which it becomes illegal, unless Congress has explicitly OK’d it. This is supposedly because of…
ICE Is at War with the United States
The U.S. government has the world’s most expensive military waging wars around the world. It also now has a military aimed at the United States itself. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has a budget larger than any military in the…
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