Author: Norman Solomon
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In the Battle for a Progressive Congress – Bill Durston takes on Dan Lungren
At this point, many journalists are speculating about the number of congressional seats that Republicans will lose on Election Day. But a boost in the size of the Democratic majority might not count for much if a blue wave simply makes it possible for conservative and centrist "blue dogs" to end up doggie-paddling into the…
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Requiem for the Bailout Storyline
It’s mid-October, and the Wall Street bailout that was supposed to save the economy from collapse is a flop. Only two weeks ago, the media hype behind the $700 billion bailout was so intense that it sometimes verged on hysteria. More recent events should not be allowed to obscure the reality that the…
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Projecting an Obama Victory
Projection is a psychological hazard of politics. What’s "obvious" to some doesn’t occur to others. So, these days, it’s hardly reassuring when some progressives roll their eyes at the latest McCain-Palin maneuver and express confidence that few voters will be swayed by the latest slimy attacks on Barack Obama. The poll numbers so…
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Finally, the Story of the Whistleblower Who Tried to Prevent the Iraq War
Of course Katharine Gun was free to have a conscience, as long as it didn’t interfere with her work at a British intelligence agency. To the authorities, practically speaking, a conscience was apt to be less tangible than a pixel on a computer screen. But suddenly — one routine morning, while she was scrolling through…
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Too Big to Fail and Too Small to Matter
These times provide a crash course on the corporate state: If a company like AIG is too big to fail, the government will rescue it. Mere people — too small to matter — are expendable. The insurance industry is too big to fail. A person’s health is too small to matter, so — when it…