Author: Norman Solomon
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The Blind Alley of J Street and Liberal American Zionism
By Abba A. Solomon and Norman Solomon Since its founding six years ago, J Street has emerged as a major Jewish organization under the banner “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace.” By now J Street is able to be a partial counterweight to AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. The contrast between the two U.S. groups is sometimes…
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How the Washington Post is Backed by the CIA | Interview with Norman Solomon
Abby Martin speaks with Norman Solomon, founder of RootsAction.org and Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, about the potential conflict of interest between the new Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos and a recent $600 million CIA contract with his other company, Amazon.
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Why the Washington Post’s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous
By Norman Solomon American journalism has entered highly dangerous terrain. A tip-off is that the Washington Post refuses to face up to a conflict of interest involving Jeff Bezos — who’s now the sole owner of the powerful newspaper at the same time he remains Amazon’s CEO and main stakeholder. The Post is supposed to expose CIA secrets. But…
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The CIA, Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post: An Exchange with Executive Editor Martin Baron
By Norman Solomon To: Martin Baron, Executive Editor, and Kevin Merida, Managing Editor, The Washington Post Dear Mr. Baron and Mr. Merida: On behalf of more than 25,000 signers of a petition to The Washington Post, I’m writing this letter to request a brief meeting to present the petition at a time that would be…
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Is MoveOn Less Progressive Than the New York Times Editorial Board?
By Norman Solomon The New York Times is hardly a progressive newspaper — but when it comes to the surveillance state and ongoing militarism of the Obama White House, the establishment’s “paper of record” puts MoveOn.org to shame. And so, the same day that the Times editorialized to excoriate President Obama for his latest betrayal of civil liberties, MoveOn…