Author: Norman Solomon
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The view from Afghanistan
I'm about 7,400 miles from home, but that's the least of the distances between the pleasures of Marin and the agonies of war here in Kabul. Across Afghanistan, when the call to prayer greets a new day, the most fervent prayers are for peace. To the ears of Americans, "peace" may sound a bit wispy…
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A Little Girl in Kabul
Yesterday, I met a little girl named Guljumma. She's seven years old, and she lives in Kabul at a place called Helmand Refugee Camp District 5. Guljumma talked about what happened one morning last year when she was sleeping at home in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Valley. At about 5 a.m., bombs exploded. Some people in…
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The Afghanistan Gap: Press vs. Public
This month, a lot of media stories have compared President Johnson's war in Vietnam and President Obama's war in Afghanistan. The comparisons are often valid, but a key parallel rarely gets mentioned — the media's insistent support for the war even after most of the public has turned against it. This omission relies on the…
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Hope for health reform fading
A year ago, I sat with other delegates at the Democratic National Convention and cheered when Barack Obama said in his acceptance speech: "Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American." Now, the promise is fading. Now, the promise is fading… Read the full Marin…