Author: sac4democracy
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Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon This week, RootsAction teamed up with Progressive Democrats of America to announce that we will jointly launch, just after the November midterm elections, a campaign urging Reps. Ro Khanna and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Fifteen years ago, during President Obama’s first term, we…
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Real History: After 9/11, the ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror
By Norman Solomon But 25 years ago, the impulse to avenge the horrors of 9/11 was instant. Fear and rage blended into high octane for war machinery. Three days after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush stood behind a pulpit at the Washington National…
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How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide
By Norman Solomon When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by… pro-peace organizations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel. Jeffries contended that the measure…
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House Democrats are finally shifting on Israel. Party leaders must listen
By Norman Solomon / The Guardian More than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They’re listening to the people – their bosses are behind The Democratic party is in dire need of a mutiny. Top leaders at the party’s helm are unprepared to navigate the political sea change about Israel. Last week, nearly…
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Politicians Should Stop Hiding Behind the “Two-State Solution” Fantasy
By Norman Solomon Creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel seemed feasible when President Bill Clinton hosted the signing of the Oslo accords at the White House in September 1993. The goal was reaffirmed in 2011 when 90 percent of the Senate co-sponsored a resolution supporting “a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” But…