Norman Solomon

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

Biden Made It Harder for Democrats to Win. He’d Be an Albatross on the 2024 Ticket.

No amount of post-election puffery about Joe Biden can change a key political reality: His approval ratings are far below…

3 years ago

“Gun Control” at the Pentagon? Don’t Even Think About It.

The concept of curtailing the U.S. military’s arsenal is such a nonstarter that it doesn’t even get mentioned. Yet the…

3 years ago

Biden’s Unhinged Call for Regime Change in Russia

Activists have a special role to play — by emphatically insisting that members of Congress and the Biden administration must…

3 years ago

Stop Calling the Military Budget a ‘Defense’ Budget

In 2021, the hot air blowing at gale force through U.S. mass media is so continuous that we’re apt to…

4 years ago

Nina Turner’s Loss Is Oligarchy’s Gain

Reporting on her defeat, Politico noted that “the moderate attacks against Turner did not take aim at the progressive proposals…

4 years ago

Bernie Sanders Has Bonded with President Biden. Is That Good?

There is political and moral peril ahead to the extent that Bernie Sanders — or others who oppose such policies…

4 years ago

The Empire Strikes Back at the Left in Buffalo and Cleveland

For Buffalo’s entrenched leaders, a shocking crisis arrived out of the blue on June 22 when socialist India Walton won…

4 years ago

Denouncing Republican Evils Can’t Do Much for the Biden Presidency Without Demanding Progressive Policies

In early 2009, we were told to give a break to President Obama. Wall Streeters went into the Cabinet, big…

5 years ago

In 2021, the Best Way to Fight Neofascist Republicans Is to Fight Neoliberal Democrats

When Democrats fail to offer a competing populist avenue, their party is seen as aligned with the status quo. And…

5 years ago