Author: Norman Solomon
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Russia Sanctions Fuel New Cold War
This article appears in the July 27, 2017 print edition of USA Today: Russia Sanctions Fuel New Cold War By Norman Solomon
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When Barbara Lee Doesn’t Speak for Me
This article appears in the July 24, 2017 print edition of the San Francisco Chronicle: When Barbara Lee Doesn't Speak for Me By Norman Solomon
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It’s way too easy to blame Putin…
Published by Salon SATURDAY, JULY 15 Not so fast, everybody! Despite the Donald Jr. sideshow, it’s way too easy to blame Putin for everything that went wrong in 2016 Media critic Norman Solomon says Putin's a bit player — the damage to democracy is "homegrown and self-actualized"
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‘Think Through the Implications of Our Actions’: An Open Letter to Rep. Barbara Lee
By Norman Solomon Dear Congresswoman Lee: More than a decade and a half ago, your eloquent words and courageous vote set a high bar as you stood up against a war frenzy on the House floor. Three days after 9/11, you implemented the kind of brave wisdom that we desperately need in a world beset…
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Instead of Trying to Sabotage the Trump-Putin Meeting, Democrats Should Support Vital Proposals
By Norman Solomon Some leading Democrats in Congress are eager to turn the summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin away from avenues for improvements in U.S.-Russian relations, even if that means deflecting it toward World War III. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that “the White House announced that the meeting with Mr. Putin would…