Norman Solomon

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Norman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org. He was a Bernie Sanders delegate to the last two Democratic National Conventions. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death”...

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The Ghosts of ‘New Democrats’ Are Haunting Us

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 1, 2018 A fundamental battle for democracy is in progress—a conflict over superdelegates to the Democratic Party's national convention in 2020. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why the DNC Is Fighting WikiLeaks and Not Wall Street

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 24, 2018 The Democratic National Committee would rather blame Russia and Julian Assange for the 2016 election disaster than challenge elite corporate interests. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg’s Advice for How to Stop Current and Future Wars

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 8, 2018 The whistleblower says do what Katharine Gun did in 2003. Gun is a former U.K. intelligence analyst who leaked information about the illegality of the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network?

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 1, 2018 The network's obsession with Russia has thrown minimal journalistic standards out the window. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tom Perez: The Democrats’ Status Quo Nothingburger

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 25, 2018 The Democratic National Committee chairman's leadership has been mediocre or worse, as establishment Democrats remain determined to neutralize the progressive base. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cardin’s Anti-Russia Views Make Him a Fitting Foe for Manning

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The Maryland senator—facing a primary contest with the whistleblower—is one of the loudest and most prominent voices calling for hostility toward Russia and deserves to be challenged. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Debunking the Canard of Kremlin-Generated Social Media Election Hacking

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 3, 2018 Russiagate may be great for ratings and fame, but the propaganda doesn’t help journalism, democracy or the fight for world peace. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

This Is What Pseudo-Democracy Looks Like

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 28, 2017 To combat oligarchy, we must strengthen progressive populist movements inside and outside of electoral arenas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democratic Party Is Stacked Against Progressives

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 16, 2017 Only massive grass-roots pressure will be able to sustain momentum toward a truly democratic party. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ghost of Hubert Humphrey

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 4, 2017 Promoting social programs at home while supporting endless war abroad, progressive Democrats of 2017 are following in a liberal icon's footsteps. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

DNC Fraud Suit Exposes Anti-Democratic Views in Democratic Party

By Norman Solomon Aug 10, 2017 The group’s defense? That it has a right to be unfair during the presidential nominating process. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Message for Rep. Barbara Lee: Please Stop the ‘Madness of Militarism’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 11, 2017 We need the congresswoman from California to be a brave voice—as she was in the post-9/11 war frenzy—and encourage diplomatic discourse between the US and Russian governments, not castigate it We need the congresswoman from California to be a brave voice—as she was in the post-9/11 war frenzy—and encourage diplomatic discourse between the U . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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