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  • Today’s cautious AOC would not have endorsed the AOC of 2018

    By Norman Solomon / The Hill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) finally endorsed progressive Abdul El-Sayed last week in Michigan’s fiercely contested Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat. The move was long overdue. In contrast, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) had endorsed El-Sayed more than a year ago and have been campaigning for him…

  • My Conversation With Karl Marx About Donald Trump

    By Norman Solomon / Common Dreams The struggle between classes might seem an antiquated concept, but nonetheless it is the main factor that undergirds history, past, present and future. The following invented interview has been edited for clarity and length. Norman Solomon: You’ve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the United States…

  • Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking

    By Norman Solomon / The Guardian The success of democratic socialists has led to an establishment backlash, fueling divisions over how to respond A recent chair of the Democratic National Committee apparently wants democratic socialists to get out of his party. “If you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination,” Jaime…

  • 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…

  • 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.…