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    On May 9th, 2012, President Obama announced his personal support for same-sex marriage, standing with committed gay and lesbian couples. The President believes America is at its best when everyone has a seat at the table, and LGBT couples should …more

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  • by davidswanson May 30, 2012 - 1:58pm
    Chris Hayes was driving me crazy, because I was beginning to think I'd need to start watching television. Luckily I've been saved from that fate, it seems. Hayes' comments on MSNBC, for which he has now absurdly apologized, were the type of basic …more
  • by davidswanson May 25, 2012 - 12:43pm
    The strict rule of law is an ideal and a fantasy.  Conflicting and archaic words must be interpreted, and doing so is an art, not a science.But there is an enormous chasm between honest attempts to approach the ideal of compliance with …more
  • by davidswanson May 25, 2012 - 8:56am
    Dr. Majid Amini is Professor of Philosophy at Virginia State University. He was born in Iran and comes from a family that has had extensive public and political participation in Iranian affairs since the turn of the 19th century. Currently he is …more
  • by davidswanson May 23, 2012 - 3:25pm
    Speech I gave on Saturday at Peace Action Montgomery County, Maryland.  …more
  • by davidswanson May 22, 2012 - 2:58pm
    I enjoy reading histories of past activism, including memoirs by long-time activists, such as Lawrence Wittner's new book, Working for Peace and Justice. Almost every such account includes belated discoveries of the extent to which a government has …more
  • by davidswanson May 20, 2012 - 7:24am
    MAY 20, 2012, MILITARIZED CHICAGO -- Next month in Baltimore they're going to celebrate the War of 1812.  That's what we do with wars.  We say they're the last resort. …more