Hanover, Germany, June, 2008
…In Afghanistan, we are witnessing the latest installment of 19th century’s Great Game – this time related to oil. On May 21 Obama repeated what has been a central theme of his …

Bush Special Prosecutor is Top Question for Obama
Leopold: FBI Email Cites Still-Secret Presidential Torture Order
Klein: Bush And Pre-emptive Pardons – Where Are The Progressives?
Ackerman: If Bush Was Hands-On Then He’s Guilty
Swanson: WaPo’s Ruth Marcus Supports …

By David Swanson | Let’s try Democracy
Congress will be greeted on day 1 this year by a march of war dead on Capitol Hill.
The word epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning to manifest or …

Editorial from The New York Times
Most Americans have long known that the horrors of Abu Ghraib were not the work of a few low-ranking sociopaths. All but President Bush’s most unquestioning supporters recognized the chain …

from David Swanson | AfterDowningStreet.org

1/6 Capitol Hill: March of the Dead on Opening Day of Congress: help us carry the names of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan and demand that Congress end the …

Progressive Central Denver – Sunday August 24th 2008 Kick-Off Event

Experience a series of historic progressive events while you support PDA and our work on your issues. Until Midnight Monday, December 22, 2008, pre-order the $60 …

by Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com and David Swanson, Washington Director of Democrats.com
As George Bush prepares to leave office, he and his aides are trying desperately to rewrite history, especially on Iraq. Nearly six years …

by MARTIN KADY II | Politico
Forget the Republican filibuster and the race to 60. The real fight in the next Congress is Democrats vs. themselves.
With nearly complete control of Washington for the first time in …