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“No Kings Day” Was Historic. Now We Need a Powerful – and Independent – Movement Against Trump
By Norman Solomon The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of the Trump regime. The protests were auspicious, with 5 million people participating in 2,100 gatherings nationwide. Activists are doing what the national Democratic Party leadership has failed to do –…
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Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?
By Norman Solomon / TomDispatch Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse of desert known as the Nevada Test Site, an hour’s drive northwest of Las Vegas. A pair of officials from the Department of Energy took me on a tour.…
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Democratic Party Leaders Just Met for the First Time in Months. When Will They Take Real Action?
By Norman Solomon / The Guardian People with the power to change the direction of the Democratic party – the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) – met last Friday for the first time in five months. They took no action. The party’s bylaws make the executive committee “responsible for the conduct of the affairs of…
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How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the DNC Declares an Emergency?
By Norman Solomon Midway through this month, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries sent out a fundraising text saying that he “recently announced a 10-point plan to take on Trump and the Republicans.” But the plan was no more recent than early February, just two weeks after President Trump’s inauguration. It’s hardly reassuring that the House minority…