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  • Victory in Superdelegates Fight Means: Grassroots Can Win

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    By Norman Solomon When members of the Democratic National Committee voted to take power away from themselves and other “superdelegates” — removing their leverage over the presidential nominating process — they took a big step toward heeding a sign that activists held outside their decisive meeting: “Democratic Party: Live Up to Your Name.” Outside that…

  • Democrats Should Finally Put Superdelegates Behind Them

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    [This article was originally published by HuffPost.] By Norman Solomon The schedulers for this coming week’s Democratic National Committee meeting either have a sly sense of irony or a touch of historical amnesia. Why else would they set the DNC’s most important vote in many years for Chicago on the day before the 50th anniversary of the…

  • GOP and Corporate Dems Gain When Democrats Run Against Putin

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    By Norman Solomon Progressives should figure it out. Amplifying the anti-Russia din helps to drown out the left’s core messages for economic fairness, equal rights, environmental protection, diplomacy and so much more. Echoing the racket of blaming Russia for the USA’s severe shortages of democracy plays into the hands of Republicans and corporate Democrats eager…

  • Climb Down From the Summit of Hostile Propaganda

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    By Norman Solomon Throughout the day before the summit in Helsinki, the lead story on the New York Times home page stayed the same: “Just by Meeting With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead.” The Sunday headline was in harmony with the tone of U.S. news coverage overall. As for media commentary, the Washington Post was in the dominant groove…

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      A Reality-Based Approach to The Trump-Putin Summit – EXCERPT from Rising Up With Sonali on Vimeo.