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Omnicide Joe?

Before and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Biden showed a distinct lack of interest in actual diplomacy to prevent the war...

27.11.2024 20

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

From Genocide Joe to Omnicide Joe

25.11.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Choosing Rahm Emanuel as DNC Chair Would Drag the Party Backwards

21.11.2024 7

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Hope in a time of American fascism

When some leading thinkers at the London School of Economics saw fascism take hold in the 1930s, Oxford history professor Ben Jackson said in a...

17.11.2024 9

Salon

Norman Solomon

To Fight Billionaire-Backed Fascism, We Need Grit and Solidarity—Not Hope

This deeply perilous time requires realism—but not fatalism. In the worst of times, solidarity is most needed.

14.11.2024 4

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

With the Republic in Peril, Dems Must Ditch Biden’s Example and Fight

Members of Congress should refuse to echo Biden’s post-election rhetoric and instead speak plainly and forcefully about the rough road ahead to...

09.11.2024 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Democrats Ignored Every Warning and the Results Are Catastrophic

07.11.2024 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

No time for fatalism: The left must unite to fight fascism

The conclusion that Donald Trump is a fascist has gone mainstream, gaining wide publicity and affirmation in recent weeks. Such understanding is a...

04.11.2024 6

Salon

Norman Solomon

This Is Not a Drill. Fascism Is on the Ballot

28.10.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

What’s certain about results of the presidential election

While the name of the next president is unknown, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen. For instance:  Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris...

24.10.2024 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

What Progressives Already Know About the 2024 Election Results

22.10.2024 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Time for a United Front Against Trump and Realism About Harris

14.10.2024 6

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

"Escalation dominance" and the new nuclear threat: We face more than 1,000 Holocausts

Everything is at stake. Everything is at stake with nuclear weapons. While working as a nuclear war planner for the Kennedy administration, Daniel...

06.10.2024 30

Salon

Norman Solomon

“Escalation Dominance” . . . and the Prospect of More Than 1,000 Holocausts

As each day brings escalation toward a global nuclear inferno, standard-issue legislators on both sides of the aisle keep boosting the Pentagon...

01.10.2024 4

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

The Threat of a 1,000 Holocausts Puts Everything at Stake

If a nuclear war happens, of course we won’t be around for any retrospective analysis. Or regrets. So, candid introspection is in a category of now...

01.10.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Gaza Received Little Mention at Debate. Here’s What Trump and Harris Didn’t Say.

The quickest way to end the genocide of Palestinians is to stop supplying Israel with US weapons.

11.09.2024 7

Truthout

Norman Solomon

Undebatable: What Harris and Trump Could Not Say About Israel and Gaza

Kamala Harris won the debate. People being bombed in Gaza did not. The banner headline across the top of the New York Times home page -- “Harris...

11.09.2024 7

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

Undebatable: What Harris and Trump Could Not Say About Israel and Gaza

The silent truth would indict not only the Israeli government but also the U.S. government as an accomplice to mass murder that has escalated into...

11.09.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Undebatable: What Harris and Trump left unsaid indicts us all

Kamala Harris won the debate.  The banner headline across the top of the New York Times home page — “Harris Puts Trump on Defensive in Fierce...

11.09.2024 20

Salon

Norman Solomon

How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza

As the Gaza war enters its 12th month with no end in sight, the ongoing horrors continue to be normalized in U.S. media and politics. The process has...

11.09.2024 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

How US Foreign Policy Affected Relations With Russia – OpEd

By Jonathan Power Two mistakes, committed on President Barack Obama’s watch, were the triggers for the end of the long post-Cold War period of good...

11.09.2024 8

Eurasia Review

Norman Solomon

60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s ‘Daisy Ad,’ The Silence On Nuclear War Is Dangerous – OpEd

One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the...

11.09.2024 10

Eurasia Review

Norman Solomon

60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s “Daisy Ad,” the Silence on Nuclear War Is Dangerous

One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the...

10.09.2024 20

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

How Corporate News Has Tried To Numb Americans To The Horrors In Gaza – OpEd

As the Gaza war enters its 12th month with no end in sight, the ongoing horrors continue to be normalized in U.S. media and politics. The process has...

10.09.2024 10

Eurasia Review

Norman Solomon

The Dangerous Silence on Nuclear War 60 Years After Famous 'Daisy Ad'​

When Harris delivered her acceptance speech in Chicago, it did not include the words “atomic” or “nuclear” at all.

09.09.2024 6

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Quashing dissent on campus is the norm

With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don’t want to hear any backtalk. Silence is...

06.09.2024 7

Salon

Norman Solomon

Knowledge Is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students to Have Either

05.09.2024 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Kamala Harris' dodging threatens to damage her campaign

 Time is running out for Kamala Harris to distance herself from U.S. policies that enable Israel to continue with mass murder and genocide in Gaza....

01.09.2024 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

Harris Refuses to Change Course on US Complicity With Israel's Genocide in Gaza

30.08.2024 3

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Biden's Cruel and Orwellian Remarks on Gaza at the DNC

20.08.2024 40

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

What got lost in the DNC's love fest for a lame duck

An observation from George Orwell — “those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future” — is...

20.08.2024 40

Salon

Norman Solomon

Is the Ghost of Hubert Humphrey Stalking Kamala Harris?

15.08.2024 4

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Rep. Cori Bush faces media smears, torrent of AIPAC cash, for speaking truth about Gaza

Soon after the Gaza war began 10 months ago, a prominent newspaper columnist denounced Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., under a headline declaring that...

02.08.2024 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

A Simple Question Those Who Smear Cori Bush Refuse to Answer

People like Kansas City Star editorial board member Melinda Henneberger are as cowardly as they are common.

01.08.2024 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Biden’s Slow Exit Reveals the Flaws in the Democratic Party’s Culture

Obsequious loyalty, top-down decision-making, and an obsession with fundraising have made the party less responsible to its rank and file, progressive...

24.07.2024 9

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Illusion of Party Unity in the Democratic Party

23.07.2024 4

The Nation

Norman Solomon

An Ethos of Compliance in the Democratic Party Made the Biden Debacle Possible

The Biden campaign drove the Democratic Party into a ditch and speculation is rampant about grim prospects for the election. But little scrutiny has...

23.07.2024 5

Truthout

Norman Solomon

After Assassination Attempt on Trump, Pressure on Biden to Step Aside Must Continue

Trump is now stronger than ever and everything in our power must be done to prevent his reelection.

15.07.2024 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

An attempt on Donald Trump’s life should be a wake-up call for the Democratic Party

After surviving an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally, Donald Trump is in a stronger position than ever to win a second term in November....

15.07.2024 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

Bernie Gets It Wrong on Biden

What we really need to hear from Bernie Sanders is a pledge to do everything he can to see that Donald Trump is defeated. Whether we like it or not,...

08.07.2024 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

After Biden's ABC Interview, It's Time to Pull the Emergency Cord

It has become clear that only direct intervention by Democrats in Congress, propelled by grassroots pressure, can avert a Biden 2024 train wreck.

06.07.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Who you gonna believe, Biden loyalists or your own eyes and ears?

During the week since President Joe Biden’s awful debate performance, spinners for his re-election campaign slowly began to admit what actually...

05.07.2024 20

Salon

Norman Solomon

We Cannot Gaslight Our Way Out of This

When deference to a leader substitutes fealty for humanity.

01.07.2024 20

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Jamal Bowman was beat by a toxic blend of militarism and Zionism

New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman lost a primary election Tuesday after  unprecedented spending against him by powerful forces that insist...

27.06.2024 9

Salon

Norman Solomon

Toxic Blend of Zionism, Militarism, and Right-Wing Spending Take Down Jamaal Bowman

The merger of American and Israeli militarism is now more comprehensive than ever. Which is why it's imperative to support those who show the...

26.06.2024 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Gruesome hypocrisy of US foreign policy being exposed in Gaza, Ukraine

When someone shows you who they are,” Maya Angelou said, “believe them the first time." That should apply to foreign-policy elites who show you...

22.06.2024 20

Salon

Norman Solomon

When US Government Officials Show You Who They Are, Believe Them

With carnage persisting in Gaza, it's easy enough to say that Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shown us who he is. But so has...

20.06.2024 3

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Acuity Is More Necessary Than Ever

11.06.2024 7

The Nation

Norman Solomon

Honoring Daniel Ellsberg’s Legacy 1 Year After His Death

While he can no longer speak to the world about the latest developments, Ellsberg will continue to speak directly to hearts and minds about the...

10.06.2024 40

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism

The dream of humanistic Zionism is collapsing, but—like other entrenched Jewish groups and a declining number of American Jews—J Street is...

20.05.2024 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

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