Author: Norman Solomon
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JFK in Political Shades of Gray
By Norman Solomon Fifty years after the horrific day in Dallas, it’s hard to think of John F. Kennedy apart from an aura of political sainthood. But mythology is disorienting in the long run, and we can do better with realism. JFK brought youthful intelligence and evocations of soaring idealism to the Oval Office. But…
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The Obamacare Disaster and the Poison of Party Loyalty
By Norman Solomon Four years ago, countless Democratic leaders and allies pushed for passage of Barack Obama’s complex healthcare act while arguing that his entire presidency was at stake. The party hierarchy whipped the Congressional Progressive Caucus into line, while MoveOn and other loyal groups stayed in step along with many liberal pundits. Lauding the…
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Big Brother’s Loyal Sister: How Dianne Feinstein Is Betraying Civil Liberties
By Norman Solomon Ever since the first big revelations about the National Security Agency five months ago, Dianne Feinstein has been in overdrive to defend the surveillance state. As chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, she generates an abundance of fog, weasel words, anti-whistleblower slander and bogus notions of reform — while methodically stabbing civil…
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C-SPAN Radio interview with Norman Solomon, discussing NSA surveillance and Democratic Party leadership (aired November 1, 2013)
Click here to listen to the interview: CSpan_Norman_NSA_20131101_WTSOL1030