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By Norman Solomon       Compared to the kind of secret cables that WikiLeaks has just shared with the world, everyday public statements from government officials are exercises in make-believe.       In a democracy, people have a right to know what their government is actually doing. In a pseudo-democracy, a bunch of fairy tales from high…

Published by CommonDreams.org By Norman Solomon In his first term, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced "the economic royalists." He drew the line against the heartless rich: "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred." What a different Democratic president we have today. For two years — from putting Wall Street…

To watch Norman Solomon's hour-long appearance on C-SPAN after the November election, click here.

     Before the end of his first term, President Franklin Roosevelt denounced "the economic royalists." He said: "They are unanimous in their hate for me — and I welcome their hatred."     Today, we need much more willingness to push back against the Republican Party's ideologues and the forces they represent. We need principled backbones in…

Norman Solomon appeared on KPFA Radio's "Sunday Show" to discuss the election results and prospects for progressive change. To listen to that one-hour interview, click here and begin at 1:02 (halfway through the two-hour program).