Tag: Barack Obama
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Norman Solomon on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: December 13, 2009
More videos of Norman Solomon on C-SPAN
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Mr. President, War Is Not Peace
Eloquence in Oslo cannot change the realities of war. As President Obama neared the close of his Nobel address, he called for “the continued expansion of our moral imagination.” Yet, his speech was tightly circumscribed by the policies that his oratory labored to justify. Lofty rationales easily tell us that warfare is striving for the…
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One year later: Unrest within the Obama base
On election night a year ago, celebrations across the North Bay included dancing in the streets. The voters had spoken — loudly — for Barack Obama, who won 74 percent of ballots in Sonoma County and 78 percent in Marin. Spirits were sky high, and so were expectations. That evening, as he spoke to the…
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Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2008
by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon Now in their seventeenth year, the P.U.-litzer Prizes recognize some of the nation’s stinkiest media performances. As the judges for these annual awards, we do our best to identify the most deserving recipients of this unwelcome plaudit. And now, the P.U.-litzers Prizes for 2008: Hot for Obama Prize –…