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Norman Solomon is cofounder and national coordinator of RootsAction.org. He was a Bernie Sanders delegate from California to the 2016 Democratic National Convention and is currently a coordinator of the relaunched Bernie Delegates Network. Solomon is the author of a dozen books include War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
New Polls Show Anti-Trump Isn't Enough to Beat GOP With six months to go before the midterm election, new national polls are showing that the Democratic Party's much-touted momentum to gain control of the House has stalled out. The latest numbers tell us a lot about the limits of denouncing Donald Trump without offering much more than a return to the old status quo.
Thursday, May 10, 2018New Polls Show Anti-Trump Isn't Enough to Beat GOP With six months to go before the midterm election, new national polls are showing that the Democratic Party's much-touted momentum to gain control of the House has stalled out. The latest numbers tell us a lot about the limits of denouncing Donald Trump without offering much more than a return to the old status quo.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
The Ghosts of "New Democrats" Are Haunting Us Both Clinton and Obama were youthful and articulate, breaths of fresh air after repugnant Republican predecessors in the White House. Yet our two most recent Democratic presidents were down with corporate power -- not as far down as the GOP, but nevertheless in the thrall of Wall Street and the big banks.
Wednesday, May 2, 2018The Ghosts of "New Democrats" Are Haunting Us Both Clinton and Obama were youthful and articulate, breaths of fresh air after repugnant Republican predecessors in the White House. Yet our two most recent Democratic presidents were down with corporate power -- not as far down as the GOP, but nevertheless in the thrall of Wall Street and the big banks.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Why the DNC Is Fighting WikiLeaks and Not Wall Street Rather than take stock of why they lost in 2016 and address demands of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party continues to scapegoat Russia and WikiLeaks in a misguided lawsuit, says Norman Solomon in this commentary.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018Why the DNC Is Fighting WikiLeaks and Not Wall Street Rather than take stock of why they lost in 2016 and address demands of ordinary Americans, the Democratic Party continues to scapegoat Russia and WikiLeaks in a misguided lawsuit, says Norman Solomon in this commentary.
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Sunday, April 15, 2018
Missile Attack on Syria Is a Salute to "Russiagate" Enthusiasts -- Whether They Like It or Not U.S. media spent most of the last week clamoring for Trump to order air strikes on Syria. Powerful news organizations have led the way in goading Trump to prove that he's not a Putin lackey after all. One of the clearest ways that Trump can offer such proof is to recklessly show he's willing to risk a catastrophic military confrontation with Russia.
Sunday, April 15, 2018Missile Attack on Syria Is a Salute to "Russiagate" Enthusiasts -- Whether They Like It or Not U.S. media spent most of the last week clamoring for Trump to order air strikes on Syria. Powerful news organizations have led the way in goading Trump to prove that he's not a Putin lackey after all. One of the clearest ways that Trump can offer such proof is to recklessly show he's willing to risk a catastrophic military confrontation with Russia.
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
To Stop War, Do What Katharine Gun Did Legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's advice to stop current and future wars is simple: do what Katharine Gun did, writes Norman Solomon.
Thursday, March 8, 2018To Stop War, Do What Katharine Gun Did Legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's advice to stop current and future wars is simple: do what Katharine Gun did, writes Norman Solomon.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network? MSNBC's incessant "Russiagate" coverage has put the network at the media forefront of overheated hyperbole about the Kremlin. And continually piling up the dry tinder of hostility toward Russia boosts the odds of a cataclysmic blowup between the world's two nuclear superpowers.
Saturday, March 3, 2018Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network? MSNBC's incessant "Russiagate" coverage has put the network at the media forefront of overheated hyperbole about the Kremlin. And continually piling up the dry tinder of hostility toward Russia boosts the odds of a cataclysmic blowup between the world's two nuclear superpowers.
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Robert Parry Was One of the Good Guys What made Bob Parry a trailblazer for independent journalism also made him a bridge burner with the media establishment. He refused to take on faith the official story, whether from governments or news outlets. Robert Parry carried the lantern high. Now others will need to carry it on.
Thursday, February 1, 2018Robert Parry Was One of the Good Guys What made Bob Parry a trailblazer for independent journalism also made him a bridge burner with the media establishment. He refused to take on faith the official story, whether from governments or news outlets. Robert Parry carried the lantern high. Now others will need to carry it on.
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Friday, January 26, 2018
DNC Chair Tom Perez, the Democratic Party's Grim Metaphor Perez's leadership of the DNC during the last 11 months has been mediocre or worse. The problems go far beyond administrative failings, lack of inspirational impacts or shortcomings in fundraising. His mode of using progressive rhetoric while purging progressives from key DNC committees reflected a pattern.
Friday, January 26, 2018DNC Chair Tom Perez, the Democratic Party's Grim Metaphor Perez's leadership of the DNC during the last 11 months has been mediocre or worse. The problems go far beyond administrative failings, lack of inspirational impacts or shortcomings in fundraising. His mode of using progressive rhetoric while purging progressives from key DNC committees reflected a pattern.
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Thursday, January 18, 2018
Cardin's Anti-Russia Views Make Him a Fitting Opponent for Chelsea Manning A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would do more than kill vast numbers of innocent people. Scientific research tells us that a nuclear holocaust would make the Earth "virtually uninhabitable." Sen. Ben Cardin is one of the loudest and most prominent voices for such hostility. He should be challenged.
Thursday, January 18, 2018Cardin's Anti-Russia Views Make Him a Fitting Opponent for Chelsea Manning A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would do more than kill vast numbers of innocent people. Scientific research tells us that a nuclear holocaust would make the Earth "virtually uninhabitable." Sen. Ben Cardin is one of the loudest and most prominent voices for such hostility. He should be challenged.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Why Senator Cardin Is a Fitting Opponent for Chelsea Manning Chelsea Manning's senatorial bid offers a contrast to the Russian fear-mongering of incumbent candidate Ben Cardin, says Norman Solomon.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018Why Senator Cardin Is a Fitting Opponent for Chelsea Manning Chelsea Manning's senatorial bid offers a contrast to the Russian fear-mongering of incumbent candidate Ben Cardin, says Norman Solomon.
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
Social Media Madness: the Russia Canard Fixating on Russia as culpable for the election of Trump has been widely irresistible. Perhaps that fixation is less upsetting than deeper realization of just how rotten the U.S. corporate system of injustice has become -- and how the forces that brought us the horrors of the Trump presidency are distinctly homegrown.
Thursday, January 4, 2018Social Media Madness: the Russia Canard Fixating on Russia as culpable for the election of Trump has been widely irresistible. Perhaps that fixation is less upsetting than deeper realization of just how rotten the U.S. corporate system of injustice has become -- and how the forces that brought us the horrors of the Trump presidency are distinctly homegrown.
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Friday, December 29, 2017
This Is What Pseudo-Democracy Looks Like Polls throughout 2017 showed that the most popular politician in the country is Bernie Sanders, who has been denouncing the oligarchy for many years. No wonder The Washington Post -- owned by the richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos -- has gone to centrist extremes to disparage Sanders and what he stands for. The mortal threat to the oligarchy is a sustained groundswell that can propagate genuine democracy.
Friday, December 29, 2017This Is What Pseudo-Democracy Looks Like Polls throughout 2017 showed that the most popular politician in the country is Bernie Sanders, who has been denouncing the oligarchy for many years. No wonder The Washington Post -- owned by the richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos -- has gone to centrist extremes to disparage Sanders and what he stands for. The mortal threat to the oligarchy is a sustained groundswell that can propagate genuine democracy.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
The Real Story Behind Katharine Graham and "The Post" Katharine Graham's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers was indeed laudable, helping to expose lies that had greased the wheels of the war machinery with such horrific consequences in Vietnam. But the Washington Post was instrumental in avidly promoting the lies that made the Vietnam War possible in the first place.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017The Real Story Behind Katharine Graham and "The Post" Katharine Graham's decision to publish the Pentagon Papers was indeed laudable, helping to expose lies that had greased the wheels of the war machinery with such horrific consequences in Vietnam. But the Washington Post was instrumental in avidly promoting the lies that made the Vietnam War possible in the first place.
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Monday, December 11, 2017
National Democrats Resist Reforms Still refusing to face why Donald Trump and the Republicans won in 2016, the national Democratic Party rebuffs proposals from progressives to make the party more democratic and less corporate-dominated, writes Norman Solomon.
Monday, December 11, 2017National Democrats Resist Reforms Still refusing to face why Donald Trump and the Republicans won in 2016, the national Democratic Party rebuffs proposals from progressives to make the party more democratic and less corporate-dominated, writes Norman Solomon.
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Thursday, August 10, 2017
DNC Fraud Suit Exposes Anti-Democratic Views in Democratic Party Along with most Democrats in Congress, the DNC remains eager to heap blame on Russia for the defeat of Hillary Clinton. That's been a nifty way to deflect attention from what cried out for scrutiny after November's election -- the reality that Clinton's close ties with Wall Street and big banks made it unconvincing to pitch her as an ally of working people.
Thursday, August 10, 2017DNC Fraud Suit Exposes Anti-Democratic Views in Democratic Party Along with most Democrats in Congress, the DNC remains eager to heap blame on Russia for the defeat of Hillary Clinton. That's been a nifty way to deflect attention from what cried out for scrutiny after November's election -- the reality that Clinton's close ties with Wall Street and big banks made it unconvincing to pitch her as an ally of working people.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017
When Barbara Lee Doesn't Speak for Me Certainly, Lee deserves credit for ongoing efforts to repeal the 2001 war authorization. Yet this month she veered way off the peace track by proclaiming that she was "outraged" because Trump and Putin had a meeting. Now we must let her know when she no longer speaks for us.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017When Barbara Lee Doesn't Speak for Me Certainly, Lee deserves credit for ongoing efforts to repeal the 2001 war authorization. Yet this month she veered way off the peace track by proclaiming that she was "outraged" because Trump and Putin had a meeting. Now we must let her know when she no longer speaks for us.
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Monday, July 10, 2017
"Think Through the Implications of Our Actions": An Open Letter to Rep. Barbara Lee Your declaration on Friday that you are "outraged" by a meeting between the presidents of the world's two nuclear-weapons superpowers is the opposite of restraint. Likewise, your baiting of Trump with the question "Where do his loyalties lie?" echoes the accusations of treason hurled at you for years.
Monday, July 10, 2017"Think Through the Implications of Our Actions": An Open Letter to Rep. Barbara Lee Your declaration on Friday that you are "outraged" by a meeting between the presidents of the world's two nuclear-weapons superpowers is the opposite of restraint. Likewise, your baiting of Trump with the question "Where do his loyalties lie?" echoes the accusations of treason hurled at you for years.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017
Instead of Trying to Sabotage the Trump-Putin Meeting, Democrats Should Support Vital Proposals While many people are eager for constructive dialogue between the United States and Russia, on Capitol Hill the efforts to prevent such a possibility are fierce and unrelenting. Ultra-hawks like Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are among quite a few Republicans doing all they can to prevent genuine diplomacy between Washington and Moscow.
Thursday, July 6, 2017Instead of Trying to Sabotage the Trump-Putin Meeting, Democrats Should Support Vital Proposals While many people are eager for constructive dialogue between the United States and Russia, on Capitol Hill the efforts to prevent such a possibility are fierce and unrelenting. Ultra-hawks like Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are among quite a few Republicans doing all they can to prevent genuine diplomacy between Washington and Moscow.
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Playing Chicken with Nuclear Annihilation Much of Official Washington wants to escalate the confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia, ignoring the terrifying reality that this game of chicken could end life on the planet, as Norman Solomon observes.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017Playing Chicken with Nuclear Annihilation Much of Official Washington wants to escalate the confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia, ignoring the terrifying reality that this game of chicken could end life on the planet, as Norman Solomon observes.
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Monday, June 26, 2017
Is "Russiagate" Collapsing as a Political Strategy? Even if the nuclear threat from continuing to escalate hostility toward Russia doesn't rank high on the list of Democrats' concerns on Capitol Hill -- maybe the prospects of failure in the elections next year will compel a major change. It's time for the dangerous anti-Russia fever to break.
Monday, June 26, 2017Is "Russiagate" Collapsing as a Political Strategy? Even if the nuclear threat from continuing to escalate hostility toward Russia doesn't rank high on the list of Democrats' concerns on Capitol Hill -- maybe the prospects of failure in the elections next year will compel a major change. It's time for the dangerous anti-Russia fever to break.
