David Swanson is an American anti-war activist, blogger and author. He currently resides in Virginia and is the Executive Director of World Beyond War.

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

As an activist, Swanson co-founded the website After Downing Street (now WarIsACrime.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][ failed verification]} 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] 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, ^[5] and October2011.Org's Occupy Washington movement. ^[6]

As an author, David Swanson has written several books; Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union ^[7] (2009), War Is a Lie (2010), When the World Outlawed War (2011) and War No More: The Case for Abolition (2013). Swanson is the host of the radio show Talk Nation Radio.

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.

• Kucinich, Dennis J., David C.N. Swanson, and Elizabeth de la Vega. The 35 Articles of Impeachment and the Case for Prosecuting George W. Bush. Port Townsend, Washington, Feral House, 2008. ISBN  978-1-932595-42-0
• Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union. New York: Seven Stories Press. 2009. ISBN  978-1-58322-888-3
• War Is A Lie (2010, 2016). Just World Books. ISBN  978-1-68257-000-5
• Snippers Saves the World (2021). David Swanson. ISBN  978-1-7347837-0-4
• Leaving World War II Behind (2021). David Swanson. ISBN  978-1-7347837-5-9
• 20 Dictators Currently Supported by the U.S. (2020). David Swanson. ISBN  978-1-7347837-9-7
• Curing Exceptionalism (2018). David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9980859-3-7
• War Is Never Just (2016). David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9980859-0-6
• Killing Is Not A Way of Life (2014). David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9830830-6-1
• War No More: The Case For Abolition (2013). David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9830830-5-4
• Tube World (2012). Illustrated by Shane Burke. David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9830830-4-7
• The Military Industrial Complex at 50 (2011). Editor and contributor. David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9830830-7-8
• When The World Outlawed War (2011). David Swanson. ISBN  978-0-9830830-9-2

• Anti-war movement
• Peace movement
• List of peace activists
• Civil disobedience
• World Beyond War

• Official website