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  • Progressives Must Push Back From Below

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    Published by CommonDreams.org By Norman Solomon In his first term, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced "the economic royalists." He drew the line against the heartless rich: "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred." What a different Democratic president we have today. For two years — from putting Wall Street…

  • The 2010 Midterm Elections: What happened and why

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    To watch Norman Solomon's hour-long appearance on C-SPAN after the November election, click here.

  • The heartless cannot be defeated by the spineless!

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         Before the end of his first term, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced "the economic royalists." He said: "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."     Today, we need much more willingness to push back against the Republican Party's ideologues and the forces they represent. We need principled backbones in…

  • Radio Interview — With 2010 elections behind us, progressives look forward

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    Norman Solomon appeared on KPFA Radio's "Sunday Show" to discuss the election results and prospects for progressive change. To listen to that one-hour interview, click here and begin at 1:02 (halfway through the two-hour program).

  • The Tragedy of Under-Reaching

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    by Norman Solomon       Now what?      We need to build a grassroots progressive movement — wide, deep and strong enough to fight the right and challenge the corporate center of the Democratic Party.      The stakes are too high and crises too extreme to accept “moderate” accommodation to unending war, regressive taxation, massive unemployment,…