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Three-Quarters of Progressive Caucus Not Taking a Stand Against Cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
By Norman Solomon For the social compact of the United States, most of the Congressional Progressive Caucus has gone missing. While still on the caucus roster, three-quarters of the 70-member caucus seem lost in political smog. Those 54 members of the Progressive Caucus haven’t signed the current letter that makes a vital commitment: “we will…
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Audio of Norman Solomon’s Appearance on FAIR’s National Radio Program “Counterspin”
Past and Prologue: The Invasion of Iraq Janine Jackson interviews Norman Solomon
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What Obama Said — and What He Meant — About Climate Change, War and Civil Liberties
By Norman Solomon The words in President Obama’s “State of the Union” speech were often lofty, spinning through the air with the greatest of ease and emitting dog whistles as they flew. Let’s decode the president’s smooth oratory in the realms of climate change, war and civil liberties. “For the sake of our children and…
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Washington’s War-Makers Aren’t “in a Bubble,” They’re in a Bunker
By Norman Solomon With the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion coming up next month, we can expect a surge of explanations for what made that catastrophe possible. An axiom from Orwell — “who controls the past controls the future” — underscores the importance of such narratives. I encountered a disturbing version last week while…