Author: Norman Solomon
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Democrats Have Boxed Themselves in as a War Party
By Norman Solomon / The Hill While analyzing the tailspin of the Biden presidency and the failed campaign of Kamala Harris, few pundits have questioned that militarism is a political necessity as well as a vital tool of U.S. foreign policy. Harris checked a standard box at the Democratic National Convention when she pledged to maintain “the strongest, most lethal fighting…
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Omnicide Joe?
By Norman Solomon President Biden has never wavered from approving huge arms shipments to Israel during more than 13 months of mass murder and deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Biden’s crucial role earned him the name “Genocide Joe.” That nickname might seem shrill, but it’s valid. Although Biden will not be brought to…
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Rahm Emanuel Is a Terrible Choice for DNC Chair
By Norman Solomon / The Hill If the Democratic National Committee is trying to find a new leader proficient at alienating Black voters, it couldn’t do better than Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel has indicated in recent days that he’s interested in the job. If he goes for it at the party’s upcoming meeting, much of the old Democratic…
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Looming Fascism and the Question of Hope
By Norman Solomon When some leading thinkers at the London School of Economics saw fascism take hold in the 1930s, Oxford history professor Ben Jackson said in a recent BBC interview, they “argued that in those circumstances the people with economic power in society, the property owners, are willing to cancel democracy, cancel civil liberties,…
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Biden’s post-election pep talk was pathetic — Democrats must prepare to fight
By Norman Solomon / The Hill After years of serving as enablers for a faltering President Joe Biden, Democrats in Congress must finally break away from his leadership — for the sake of their party and the survival of democracy in this country. Donald Trump, the man whom Gen. Mark Milley called “fascist to the core” and “the most dangerous person…