Author: Norman Solomon
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Political Straight Talk with Norman Solomon & Peter B. Collins
The second part of the interview on the Joan Kenley Show.
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Obama: Beyond Savior or Trickster
As President Obama enters his fourth month in office, two tendencies among progressive-minded Americans seem most hazardous to the political health of the country. The gist of one approach is that Obama can't do anything seriously wrong; the other is that he can't do anything seriously right. Among the tendencies, the first is more widespread…
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Norman Solomon & Peter B. Collins on the Joan Kenley show
"Our 24/7 media cycle is dominated by opinionated news pundits and an onslaught of celebrity or person-of-the-moment headlines. Do we create a false reality from false information? How do our reactions impact our lives – personally and collectively – from politics to war to the economy to our planet’s very survival? Not afraid to challenge…
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Getting a Death Grip on Memory
A headline in The New York Times announced a few days ago: "Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory." This news ran above the fold on the front page. "Suppose scientists could erase certain memories by tinkering with a single substance in the brain," the article began… Read the full column.