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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.…

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…

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…

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…

By Norman Solomon / The Guardian If Tom Steyer wins, that could send positive shock waves through the Democratic party The next governor of deep-blue California will almost certainly be a Democrat. But what kind of Democrat? The establishment favorite for overseeing the world’s fourth-largest economy, Xavier Becerra, has trod a traditional path. As governor,…