Author: Norman Solomon

     War continues to escalate far away — in our names and with our tax dollars.      Early this month, on the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the Marin Independent Journal published my article War's Grim Echoes at Home.      About the inspiring new documentary on Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The Most…

     At last — after more than 18 months of public forums, hearings, research and countless discussions in many parts of Marin and Sonoma counties — the Commission on a Green New Deal for the North Bay has issued a report. I've learned a lot as co-chair of the commission.      Release of the Green…

     * In Petaluma, progressives have a big stake in the city council campaigns of Teresa Barrett, Jason Davies and Gabe Kearney, and the mayoral candidacy of David Glass. The future direction of Petaluma's city government hangs in the balance.      * In Santa Rosa, I recently spoke at a fundraiser for Larry Haenel, and in…

By Norman Solomon Take it from David Axelrod. "Almost the entire Republican margin is based on the enthusiasm gap," the president's senior adviser said last week. "And if Democrats come out in the same turnout as Republicans, it's going to be a much different election." But we don't get to have a different election. After…

This article appeared in the Marin Independent Journal on October 7, 2010: By Norman Solomon      Today, the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan is beginning its tenth year, with 100,000 American troops in that country nearly a decade after the invasion started on Oct. 7, 2001.       When I returned home from a brief visit…