Author: Norman Solomon
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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…
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Speaking Schedule
During the rest of February, Norman will be speaking at these events in the North Bay and elsewhere in Northern California…
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Norman Solomon on war, conformity, and the Democratic Party
Norman Solomon interview 1/27/10 from Jon Stiffler on Vimeo.
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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…
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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…