Author: Norman Solomon
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Norman Solomon interview
A 25 minute interview with Norman Solomon by Detroit radio host Peter Werbe aired on November 16th. An MP3 of the show is online you can download or listen to online. The interview is towards the end two hours and ten minutes into the show after the hour and 45 minute call-in portion of the…
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A Media Parable for ‘the Center’
It’s been 16 years since a Democrat moved into the White House. Now, the fog of memory and the spin of media are teaming up to explain that Barack Obama must hew to "the center" if he knows what’s good for his presidency. "Many political observers," the San Francisco Chronicle reported days ago, say that…
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A Mandate for Spreading the Wealth
Two days before he lost the election, John McCain summarized what had become the central message of his campaign: "Redistribute the wealth, spread the wealth around — we can’t do that." Oh yes we can. The 2008 presidential election became something of a referendum on "spreading the wealth." "My attitude is that if the economy’s…
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Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection
It could be a start — a clear national rejection of the extreme right-wing brew that has saturated the executive branch for nearly eight years. What’s emerging for Election Day is a common front against the dumbed-down demagoguery that’s now epitomized and led by John McCain and Sarah Palin. A large margin of victory over…