Norman Solomon

Close-up of Death Culture: 1,000 in Entertainment Biz Proclaim Support for Gaza Slaughter

Last weekend, on Egypt’s border at the crossing to Rafah, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "Here from this crossing, we…

2 years ago

Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania

Like President Biden and so many others in the political establishment, Nancy Pelosi cannot imagine breaking with the murderous Israeli…

2 years ago

With Attack on Yemen, the U.S. Is Shameless: “We Make the Rules, We Break the Rules”

In fact, as Common Dreams reported, Houthi forces “began launching missiles and drones toward Israel and attacking shipping traffic in…

2 years ago

Magical Thinking About Biden 2024 Paves the Way for Another Trump Presidency

Defenders of sticking with Biden glibly dismiss negative poll numbers while noting that polls in January can’t tell us where…

2 years ago

Conformist Media Outlets Hide Realities of Power. Noam Chomsky Has Exposed Them.

Across the globe, people suffering from illegitimate power and violence have a lot of books by Noam Chomsky.

2 years ago

How the U.S. Has Darkened the Nuclear Cloud Over Humanity

In the summer of 1985, Gorbachev announced a unilateral moratorium on nuclear test explosions, and he invited the United States…

2 years ago

For Media Elites, War Criminal Henry Kissinger Was a Great Man

For U.S. mass media, Henry Kissinger’s quip that “power is the ultimate aphrodisiac” rang true. Influential reporters and pundits often…

2 years ago

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation and Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help.

But numbers don’t get us very far in human terms. And news accounts have limited capacities to connect with real…

2 years ago

Israel’s Military Is Part of the U.S. War Machine

Days ago, In These Times reported that the Biden administration is seeking congressional permission “to unilaterally blanket-approve the future sale…

2 years ago

Elected Democrats Are Conformist Enablers of Biden for 2024

Democrats in Congress have ample reasons to be apprehensive about next year. But their silences and spin increasingly make them…

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