Author: Norman Solomon

Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon will be speaking about the war in Afghanistan and an upcoming civic delegation to that country. You're invited to join them: Wednesday, July 15 — reception 6 p.m., program 7 p.m. — at City Hall, 1400 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, Calif. No charge.

The New York Times used three square inches of newsprint on Tuesday to dispatch two US Army soldiers under the headline "Names of the Dead." Their names – Peter K. Cross and Steven T. Drees – were listed along with hometowns, ranks and ages. Cross was 20 years old. Drees was 19. They were, the…

When approaching Iran, the Republican Party line and the Hugo Chavez line are running in opposite directions — but parallel. The leadership of GOP reaction and the leadership of Bolivarian revolution have bought into the convenient delusion that long-suffering Iranian people require assistance from the U.S. government to resist the regime in Tehran. Inside Iran,…

Days ago, a warning shot from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue landed with a thud on Capitol Hill near some recent arrivals in the House. The political salvo was carefully aimed and expertly fired. But in the long run, it could boomerang. As a close vote neared on a supplemental funding bill for more war in Iraq…