War Made Invisible – How America Hides the Human Toll or Its Military Machine
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Don’t Call It a ‘Defense’ Budget
This isn't "defense."
The new budget from the White House will push U.S. military spending well above $2 billion a day.
Foreclosing the future of our country should not be confused with defending it.
"Unless miraculous growth, or miraculous political compromises, creates some unforeseen change over the next decade, there is virtually no room for new domestic initiatives for Mr. Obama or his successors," the New York Times reports this morning (February 2).
It isn't defense to preclude new domestic initiatives for a country that desperately needs them: for healthcare, jobs, green technologies, carbon reduction, housing, education, nutrition, mass transit…
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Speaking Schedule
Norman will be speaking soon in the North Bay… You are invited!
** Monday, April 26 — 7 p.m. — San Rafael Community Center, 618 B St., San Rafael
With a focus on "Organizing for Democracy: Taking Action in an Era of Crises," the speakers at this event will include Cynthia Boaz, George Lakoff, Rose Aguilar and Norman Solomon. Donation requested: $10. (No one turned away for lack of funds.) This is a benefit for two progressive organizations — Truthout.org and the Marin Peace & Justice Coalition. More informantion: 415-721-7241
** Tuesday, May 4 — 7 p.m. — Sonoma State University (The Cooperage building) in Rohnert Park
After a free screening of the documentary film "War Made Easy," based on Norman Solomon's book of the same name, Norman will be in conversation with author Tony Kashani about the media and politics of current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
** Tuesday, May 11 — Noon — Santa Rosa Junior College (Doyle Library), 1501 Mendicino Ave., Santa Rosa
"War Made Easy" will be shown without charge, followed by a Q&A with Norman Solomon, who will talk about the film and his book of the same name — and how the media spin for war has evolved in recent years.
For more information on the "War Made Easy" film: http://www.warmadeeasythemovie.org
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Democrats Boosting Right-Wing Populism
In his triumphant speech on election night, the next senator from Massachusetts should have thanked top Democrats in Washington for all they did to make his victory possible.
For a year now, leading Democrats have steadily embraced more corporate formulas for "healthcare reform." In the name of political realism, they have demobilized and demoralized the Democratic base. In the process, they've fueled right-wing populism.
The Democratic leadership on healthcare and so much else — including bank bailouts, financial services, foreclosures and foreign policy — has been so corporate that Republicans have found it easy to play populist…
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Also, listen to Norman Solomon on FAIR's radio program, Counterspin.
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Letter in The Press Democrat: “Anti-Union Tactics”
EDITOR: It saddens me that the management of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital continues its policy of trying to block the rights of workers to form a union.
I’ve often visited a friend at the hospital. It’s an impressive institution, most of all because of its employees. All the people who work there deserve to be treated with respect — and that should include respect for labor rights.
For several years, the hospital management did what it could to obstruct and delay a vote on unionization. Finally, in mid-December, an election happened, with more than 500 workers voting. The election was close, and when all the votes were counted, victory went to the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
Now, the Memorial Hospital management is trying to get the National Labor Relations Board to nullify the election. That move is the latest in a long series of shameful anti-union tactics.
NORMAN SOLOMON
Point Reyes Station
(This letter, headlined "Anti-Union Tactics," was printed in the January 23, 2010 edition of The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California.)
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Flares in the Political Dark
The winter solstice of 2009 arrived as a grim metaphor for the current politics of healthcare, war and a lot more. “In a dark time,” wrote the poet Theodore Roethke, “the eye begins to see.”
After a year of escalation in Afghanistan, solicitude toward Wall Street and the incredible shrinking healthcare reform, we ought to be able to see that the biggest problem among progressives has been undue deference to the Obama administration…
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Afghanistan on Counterspin and KPFA
Norman Solomon was interviewed on FAIR’s radio program Counterspin.
Sunday Sedition – December 6, 2009 at 9:00amClick to listen (or download)
A discussion of the Afghanistan war escalation with Aimee Allison on “The Morning Show” on KPFA Radio. The 20-minute conversation comes after nine minutes of news.
The Morning Show – November 30, 2009 at 7:00am
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