Author: Norman Solomon

Euphemism as Journalism: Distracting the Audience by Focusing on Trump’s Skill at Distraction | FAIR [Originally published by FAIR.org] By Norman Solomon Euphemism isn’t journalism, but conflating the two can be irresistible for mainline journalists when candor might seem overly intrepid. Two months before Inauguration Day, a straw in the US media wind pointed toward…

By Norman Solomon Against a Trump regime that is totally unacceptable, we’ll need resistance that’s sustainable. Like a healthy forest, the resistance will depend on great diversity to thrive — a wide range of people engaging in a vast array of activities. And our resistance will need community. I’m not talking about the facile gloss…

Published by The Hill –  November 14, 2016 By Norman Solomon It’s time for Donna Brazile to go. Like Debbie Wasserman Schultz before her, Brazile has lost credibility as an honest broker at the Democratic National Committee. The DNC chair should be evenhanded — but, thanks to leaked emails, Brazile’s cover is blown. At the same time…

By Norman Solomon A lot of U.S. citizens are now talking about leaving the country. Canada, Europe and New Zealand are popular scenarios. Moving abroad might be an individual solution. But the social solution is to stay and put up a fight. The most right-wing U.S. government in our lifetimes will soon have its executive…

Published by The Hill  —  October 6, 2016 By Norman Solomon If this country had a maximum voting age of 35, Hillary Clinton would now be in danger of losing the election to Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson. Last month, support for the Democratic nominee among millennials who are likely voters fell to within 2 percent…