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Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues
By Norman Solomon When Daniel Ellsberg died in 2023, the world lost a unique voice of sanity. Five decades earlier, as a “national security” insider, he had released the top-secret Pentagon Papers to expose the official lies behind the ongoing Vietnam War. From then on, he never stopped writing, speaking and protesting for peace, while…
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The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think
By Norman Solomon California Governor Gavin Newsom has made headlines this winter by vowing to defeat a proposal for a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires in the state. Many national polls now rank him as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, but aligning with the ultra-wealthy is not auspicious for wooing…
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Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership
By Norman Solomon “The fight to defeat the fascistic GOP and the fight to overcome the power of corporate Democrats are largely the same fight.” The past year has completely discredited any claim that choosing between the Democratic and Republican parties would be merely a matter of “pick your poison” with the same end result.…
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Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report?
By Norman Solomon If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time? The Democratic National Committee’s decision to block the release of its own autopsy report on the 2024 election is stunning but not surprising. Averse to unpleasant candor, the…
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We Need to Know How Corporate Democrats Made President Trump Possible
By Norman Solomon Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible…