Sixty years after LBJ’s “Daisy Ad,” Norman Solomon says the danger of nuclear war is higher than in 1964 but Harris and Trump are ignoring it. Will it come up in tonight’s debate?
The Dangerous Silence on Nuclear War
Tag: Norman Solomon
Anti-Genocide Students Are Back
Sustained pushback against campus repression will be essential to upholding the right to protest as guaranteed by the First Amendment, writes Norman Solomon.
Biden’s Cruel & Orwellian Remarks on Gaza at the DNC
The speech that referred to Palestinian suffering was a journey into a universe of political guile from a president who had just approved sending $20 billion more weapons to Israel, writes Norman Solomon.
The Dead End of Liberal American Zionism
The dream of humanistic Zionism is collapsing, but — like other entrenched Jewish groups — J Street is desperate to keep the fantasy on life support, write Norman Solomon and Abba A. Solomon.
A Culture of War That Hates Youth
The movement to stop Israel’s murderous oppression of Palestinians is up against the entire military-industrial-congressional complex, writes Norman Solomon.
‘Israel’s 9/11’
This is a terrible echo of the approach by the U.S. government after Sept. 11, which from the outset conferred advance absolution on itself for any and all of its future crimes against humanity, writes Norman Solomon.
9/11 Bred a ‘War on Terror’ from Hell
A pattern of regret — distinct from remorse — for the venture militarism that failed in Afghanistan and Iraq does exist, writes Norman Solomon. But the disorder persists in U.S. foreign policy.
Racism & US Empire
In political and media realms, the people of color who’ve suffered from U.S. warfare abroad have been relegated to a kind of psychological apartheid — separate, unequal and implicitly not of much importance, writes Norman Solomon.
Daniel Ellsberg’s Ongoing Courage
No matter how much the defenders of the militaristic status quo have tried to relegate the Pentagon Papers whistleblower to the past, he has insisted on being present, writes Norman Solomon.
Israel’s Liberal Supporters Take Denial to New Level
The occupation of Gaza and the West Bank that began in 1967 has been nothing less than an ongoing, large-scale crime against humanity, writes Norman Solomon.