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From Great Man to Great Screwup: Behind the McChrystal Uproar
By Norman SolomonWhen the wheels are coming off, it doesn’t do much good to change the driver.Whatever the name of the commanding general in Afghanistan, the U.S. war effort will continue its carnage...
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University of Nukes
By Norman SolomonOn my way to the Los Alamos National Laboratory a few years ago, I found it listed in a New Mexico phone book—under "University of California."Since the early 1940s, UC has managed the...
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Elections Are a Waste of Time -- If...
By Norman SolomonA pithy idea -- now going around in some progressive circles -- is that elections are a waste of time.The idea can be catchy. It all depends on some tacit assumptions.For instance:...
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Marin Voice: War's Grim Echoes At Home
By Norman SolomonThe U.S. war effort in Afghanistan is beginning its 10th year, with 100,000 American troops in that country nearly a decade after the invasion started on Oct. 7, 2001.When I returned...
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The Tragedy of Under-Reaching
By Norman SolomonWe need to build a grassroots progressive movement -- wide, deep and strong enough to fight the right and challenge the corporate center of the Democratic Party.The stakes are too high...
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What's at Stake in Tax-Cut Deal
By Norman SolomonMore than two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his decision to make a tax-cut deal with Republican leaders, the shock waves continue to buffet many Democrats and others who...
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Why I May Run For Congress
By Norman SolomonOne of the most inspiring political leaders in recent decades, Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), famously declared: "I represent the democratic wing of the Democratic Party." Today we...
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Nuclear Power Madness
By Norman SolomonLike every other president since the 1940s, Barack Obama has promoted nuclear power. Now, with reactors melting down in Japan, the official stance is more disconnected from reality...
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The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV
By Jeff Cohen and Norman SolomonIt's become a TV ritual: Every year on April 4, as Americans commemorate Martin Luther King's death, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil...
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It’s Time to Close California’s Nuclear Power Plants
By Norman SolomonThe facts all point to this “inconvenient truth” -- the time has come to shut down California’s two nuclear power plants as part of a swift transition to an energy policy focused on...
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The Search for War
By Norman SolomonIn times of war, U.S. presidents have often talked about yearning for peace. But the last decade has brought a gradual shift in the rhetorical zeitgeist while a tacit assumption has...
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Nuclear Dangers Close to Home
By Norman SolomonSEVERAL DECADES AGO, three expert nuclear engineers told a congressional panel why they decided to quit: "We could no longer justify devoting our life energies to the continued...
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Democrats Must Push Back
By Norman SolomonThe negative trends in the Nation's Capital are mostly due to extreme GOP ideologues in Congress. But they've been enabled by too many Democrats who keep giving ground while Republican...
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Three-Quarters of Progressive Caucus Not Taking a Stand Against Cuts in...
By Norman SolomonFor 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...
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Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet
By Norman SolomonIf your daily routine took you from one homegrown organic garden to another, bypassing vast fields choked with pesticides, you might feel pretty good about the current state of...
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Bradley Manning is Guilty of "Aiding the Enemy" - if the Enemy is Democracy
By Norman SolomanOf all the charges against Bradley Manning, the most pernicious - and revealing - is "aiding the enemy."A blogger at The New Yorker, Amy Davidson, raised a pair of big questions that...
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Uncle Sam and Corporate Tech: Domestic Partners Raising Digital Big Brother
By Norman SolomanA terrible formula has taken hold:warfare state + corporate digital power = surveillance state."National security" agencies and major tech sectors have teamed up to make Big Brother a...
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Denouncing NSA Surveillance Isn't Enough - We Need the Power to Stop It
By Norman SolomonFor more than a month, outrage has been profuse in response to news about NSA surveillance and other evidence that all three branches of the U.S. government are turning Uncle Sam into...
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Google: Doing Evil with ALEC
By Norman SolomonGoogle Inc. is now aligned with the notorious ALEC.Quietly, Google has joined ALEC -- the American Legislative Exchange Council -- the shadowy corporate alliance that pushes odious...
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