David Swanson
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David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND War and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include his latest: NATO What You Need to Know with Medea Benjamin.
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Talk World Radio: The Case for Open Borders

AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube.
Talk World Radio: The Case for Open Borders
AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube.
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As long as there's no magic means of removing all idiots from the world, by far the most powerful way to reduce anti-Semitism will continue to be for the Israeli government to stop genociding people for an apartheid state. If you're not for that, you're not against anti-Semitism.
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Dear Troops,
They're not paying you.
You can do better.
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The Baltimore chapter of World BEYOND War is showing what local power looks like: lobbying for H.R. 3565 to block bombs to Israel, organizing weekly vigils, and bringing international voices into the community.
Baltimoreans Work for a World BEYOND War - World BEYOND War
The newly formed Baltimore Chapter of World BEYOND War has been very busy these past months, focusing on the genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place in the West Bank and Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar
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New research confirms that modest reductions in U.S. military spending could significantly reduce global carbon emissions. Escalating military budgets fuel climate instability and drain funding from adaptation. Demilitarization IS a climate imperative.
How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.
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Iraq. Vietnam. Korea. The Philippines. The list goes on. The pattern? Deception → War → Profit. This November, WBW’s book club will explore Robert Fantina’s Propaganda, Lies, and False Flags to understand how the cycle works and how to break it.
Book Club: Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies Its Wars - World BEYOND War
In November, 2025, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies Its Wars with the author Robert…
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📢 World BEYOND War seeks a part-time Asia Organizer to strengthen the peace movement across East and Southeast Asia! Applicants should have experience in grassroots organizing, digital advocacy, and cross-cultural coalition-building. Apply by October 12. buff.ly/SUc3den
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Abolishing war sounds “radical”? So did ending slavery, banning child labor, and outlawing duels with pistols at dawn. Join #NoWar2025 to talk about why war’s just another bad idea we forgot to CANCEL!
#NoWar2025 Conference
Join us for World BEYOND War’s annual virtual conference, #NoWar2025: Exploring Abolition Movements, on October 24-26, 2025.
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