Author: Norman Solomon

  • Autumn 2012: I’m back on this page

    Running for Congress took a lot of energy! From the start of 2011 till the summer of 2012, that was my main focus. (If you'd like to read about that campaign, please click here.) Now, in the fall of 2012, I'm immersed in various projects that are dear to my heart. Here are links to…

  • Nuclear Dangers Close to Home

    By Norman Solomon Several decades ago, three expert nuclear engineers told a congressional panel why they decided to quit: "We could no longer justify devoting our life energies to the continued development and expansion of nuclear fission power — a system we believe to be so dangerous that it now threatens the very existence of…

  • Standing for Peace

    To read a note from Norman Solomon, click here.

  • The Search for War

    By Norman Solomon In times of war, U.S. presidents have often talked about yearning for peace. But the last decade has brought a gradual shift in the rhetorical zeitgeist while a tacit assumption has taken hold — war must go on, one way or another. “I am continuing and I am increasing the search for…

  • Running for Congress

    Norman Solomon — the North Bay political activist who has been a leader of the region’s Green New Deal commission and the national Healthcare Not Warfare campaign — announced on Wednesday (April 13) that he has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress. He said that his name will be on the…