Author: sac4democracy
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Why Biden Debate Disaster Still Matters for the Future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House. By Norman Solomon / Common Dreams The saying “that’s history” is usually meant to be dismissive, but in politics the past casts a…
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Congressional Democrats are playing ‘war party’ on Iran. It will backfire on them.
It might seem clever to bait the president by casting him as submissive to Iran, but goading him to prove the opposite is just plain irresponsible. By Norman Solomon / The Hill The doubletalk coming from many congressional Democrats in response to President Trump’s peace initiative with Iran has been a political wonder to behold.…
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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ may soon become official. What would that mean?
In US statecraft and warcraft, the president and Pete Hegseth are now saying previously quiet parts out loud By Norman Solomon / The Guardian The Department of Defense will soon officially become the Department of War, if Republicans get their way. Key committees in the House and Senate have approved the name change, and Donald…
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The spectre of gen Z socialism is haunting the world … according to the Economist
The magazine writes: ‘Resisting Gen-Z socialism is therefore an urgent task.’ That urgency must outweigh any urgency of feeding hungry people By Norman Solomon / The Guardian A spectre is haunting Europe and America – the spectre of gen Z socialism. That’s the urgent warning from the Economist in a new cover-story editorial, How to…
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Daniel Ellsberg vs. “Ordinary Insanity”
A new documentary issues an urgent warning about our dangerous nuclear delusions. By Norman Solomon / The Nation few days before Thanksgiving in 2021, Daniel Ellsberg looked directly into a camera lens and talked about nuclear preparations for annihilating almost everyone on Earth. “That is insane,” he said. “And you have to call it a…