AlterNet.org: Norman Solomon

Norman Solomon: Progressives: Don't Underestimate the Power of McCain's Dirty Tricks

Norman Solomon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:00:01 PDT

Some progressives believe the McCain campaign is doomed. Let's not forget how low the Republicans will go to win.

Norman Solomon: Are 'Real' Journalists Jealous of Jon Stewart?

Norman Solomon — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:01 PDT

It blows the conformist minds of big-name journalists to see "The Daily Show" regularly slam right-wing rulers.

Norman Solomon: The Clash Between Progressives and Obama

Norman Solomon — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:00:01 PDT

Support for Obama should not require a lack of candor about his defects.

Norman Solomon: The Democratic Convention Platform Must Include Guaranteed Health Care for All

Norman Solomon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:01 PDT

Health care as a human right? What a concept.

Norman Solomon: Fund Health Care, Not War

Norman Solomon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:00:01 PDT

The old claims of a justified war in Iraq have melted away. So have promises of a humane society back at home.

Norman Solomon: Bush's Deadly "Diplomacy"

Norman Solomon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:00:01 PDT

Bush's rhetoric on Iran is frighteningly similar to his pantomime of diplomacy in the build-up to the Iraq war. And the media is eating it up.

Norman Solomon: Democrats Must Move Past Anger

Norman Solomon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:01 PDT

The fight for the nomination has fueled a combustible anger among Democrats. Let's hope the American people don't get burned.

Norman Solomon: Obama's Triumph Over Media Frivolity

Norman Solomon — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:01 PDT

Obama's Tuesday win represents a victory over a press corps fixated on fluff over substance.

Norman Solomon: Let's Party Like It's 1932

Norman Solomon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:00:01 PDT

Obama has the potential to become as great a president as FDR, while activists have the potential to prompt change comparable to the New Deal.

Norman Solomon: NPR: National Pentagon Radio?

Norman Solomon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:00:01 PDT

When even public radio parrots the military's official line on the war in Iraq, what hope is there for unbiased, quality reporting?

Norman Solomon: Warfare and Health Care

Norman Solomon — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:01 PDT

Here's an obvious solution to the health care crisis: why not cut the Pentagon's massive budget to fund health care for all?

Norman Solomon: The Iraq War Is Wrong. Why Can't Candidates Admit It?

Norman Solomon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:00:01 PST

The only way for Democrats to challenge U.S. militarism is to condemn the Iraq war as inherently immoral.

Norman Solomon: What We Learn from Mourning those We Love

Norman Solomon — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:01 PST

Our own mourning should help us understand and strive to prevent the unspeakable pain of others.

Norman Solomon: Edwards Reconsidered

Norman Solomon — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:00:01 PST

Why Edwards was the most improved presidential candidate of 2007.

Norman Solomon: Channeling Suze Orman

Norman Solomon — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:00:01 PST

Sometimes it helps to get some advice on messaging from a pro.

Norman Solomon: Announcing the 2007 P.U.-litzer Prizes

Norman Solomon — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:01 PST

The year's stinkiest media performances.

Norman Solomon: The Mad Corporate World of Glenn Beck

Norman Solomon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:00:01 PST

Glenn Beck has a selective enthusiasm for the issue of "full disclosure."

Norman Solomon: The USA's Human Rights Daze

Norman Solomon — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:00:01 PST

Human rights day passed by with barely any notice -- but we would all do well to understand the meaning of human rights.

Norman Solomon: How the Media Fuel Class Warfare

Norman Solomon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:00:01 PST

Media outlets aren't just giving short shrift to organized labor. The avoidance extends to unorganized labor, too.

Norman Solomon: The Pro-War Undertow of the Blackwater Scandal

Norman Solomon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:00:01 PDT

A real hazard of preoccupations with Blackwater is that it will become a scapegoat for what is profoundly and fundamentally wrong with the U.S. effort and mission.

Norman Solomon: Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State

Norman Solomon — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:00:01 PDT

The new book Made Love, Got War documents five decades of rising American militarism and the media's all-to-frequent failure to challenge it.

Norman Solomon: Here's the Smell of Blood Still

Norman Solomon — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:01 PDT

As the autumn of 2007 begins, the reality of Uncle Sam as an unhinged mega-killer haunts a large minority of Americans.

Norman Solomon: Six Years of 9/11 as a License to Kill

Norman Solomon — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:00:01 PDT

Thanks to the military-industrial -media complex, Americans view humanity through red-white -and-blue windows on the world.

Norman Solomon: Hooked on War: Thomas Friedman's Deadly Addiction

Norman Solomon — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Nowadays you'll read the NYT's Thomas Friedman decrying the "madness that is Iraq," but the real Friedman is the man who called invading Iraq "one of the noblest things this country has ever attempted abroad."

Norman Solomon: Let's Face It: The Warfare State Is Part of Us

Norman Solomon — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:00:01 PDT

The warfare state didn't suddenly arrive in 2001, and it won't disappear when the current lunatic in the Oval Office moves on.