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GOP and Corporate Dems Gain When Democrats Run Against Putin
By Norman Solomon Progressives should figure it out. Amplifying the anti-Russia din helps to drown out the left’s core messages for economic fairness, equal rights, environmental protection, diplomacy and so much more. Echoing the racket of blaming Russia for the USA’s severe shortages of democracy plays into the hands of Republicans and corporate Democrats eager…
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Climb Down From the Summit of Hostile Propaganda
By Norman Solomon Throughout the day before the summit in Helsinki, the lead story on the New York Times home page stayed the same: “Just by Meeting With Trump, Putin Comes Out Ahead.” The Sunday headline was in harmony with the tone of U.S. news coverage overall. As for media commentary, the Washington Post was in the dominant groove…
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A Reality-Based Approach to The Trump-Putin Summit – EXCERPT from Rising Up With Sonali on Vimeo.
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What the Defeat of Joseph Crowley Has to Do With Democratic Party ‘Superdelegates’
[This article was originally published by Truthdig.] By Norman Solomon Conventional wisdom said that powerful Congressman Joseph Crowley couldn’t be beat. But his 20-year career in the House of Representatives will end in early January, with the socialist organizer who beat him in the Democratic primary in the deep-blue district poised to become Congresswoman Alexandria…