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Solomon: It’s Time to Close California’s Nuclear Power Plants
Znet Article, May, 01 2011
Norman Solomon
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In the wake of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown, we need a basic rethinking of the USA’s nuclear energy use and oversight
Solomon: A Mandate for Spreading the Wealth
Znet Article, November, 06 2008
Norman Solomon
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Two days before he lost the election, John McCain summarized what had become the central message of his campaign: “Redistribute the wealth, spread the wealth around -- we can’t do that.”
Solomon: When War Crimes Are Impossible
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Norman Solomon
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Is President Bush guilty of war crimes? To even ask the question is to go far beyond the boundaries of mainstream U.S. media. A few weeks ago, when a class of seniors at Parsippany High School in New Jersey prepared for a mock trial to assess...
Solomon: Domestic Lying
Znet Article, January, 29 2006
Norman Solomon
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With great fanfare, Oprah Winfrey asked James Frey a question that mainstream journalists refuse to ask George W. Bush: "Why would you lie?" Many pundits and news outlets chortled at the unmasking of Frey as a liar. The reverberations spanned fro...
Solomon: Ted Koppel at NPR
Znet Article, January, 18 2006
Norman Solomon
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No doubt many people are glad that Ted Koppel will become a regular voice on National Public Radio. He recently ended 25 years with ABC's "Nightline" show amid profuse media accolades. But what kind of journalist goes out of his way to voice ferve...
Solomon: At the Gates of San Quentin
Znet Article, December, 13 2005
Norman Solomon
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No buzzards were gliding overhead, but several helicopters circled, under black sky tinged blue. On the shore of a stunning bay at a placid moment, the state prepared to kill. Outside the gates of San Quentin, people gathered to protest the impen...
Solomon: Hidden in Plane Sight: U.S. Media Dodging Air War in Iraq
Znet Article, December, 07 2005
Norman Solomon
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The U.S. government is waging an air war in Iraq. “In recent months, the tempo of American bombing seems to have increased,†Seymour Hersh reported in the Dec. 5 edition of The New Yorker. “Most of the targets appear to be ...
Solomon: Thanksgiving and more Taking
Znet Article, November, 24 2005
Norman Solomon
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When Thanksgiving arrives, the media coverage is mostly predictable. Feature stories tell of turkeys and food drives for the needy. We hear about why some people, famous and unknown, say they feel thankful. And, of course, holiday advertising camp...
Solomon: Media at a Huge Crossroads, 25 Years After Reagan's Triumph
Znet Article, October, 24 2005
Norman Solomon
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By a twist of political fate, the Oct. 28 deadline for special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to take action on the Plamegate matter is exactly 25 years after the only debate of the presidential race between Ronald Reagan and incumbent Jimmy Carter. H...
Solomon: Firing Michael Brown Is Not Enough
Znet Article, September, 06 2005
Norman Solomon
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Calls for firing Michael Brown are understandable. Aptly described as "the blithering idiot in charge of FEMA" by columnist Maureen Dowd a few days ago, he's an easy and appropriate target. President Bush met with Brown last Friday and publicly t...
Solomon: The National Guard Belongs in New Orleans and Biloxi. Not Baghdad
Znet Article, August, 31 2005
Norman Solomon
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The men and women of the National Guard shouldn’t be killing in Iraq.They should be helping in New Orleans and Biloxi. The catastrophic hurricane was an act of God. But the U.S. war effort in Iraq is a continuing act of the president. A...
Solomon: Withdrawal Would Cripple U.S. Credibility
Znet Article, July, 04 2005
Norman Solomon
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Obsession with seeming unequivocal and immovable has been frequent in the Oval Office. During the Vietnam War, such fixations were indifferent to the fact that the war was losing the U.S. government moral credibility around the world. But from the...
Solomon: News Media and "the Madness of Militarism"
Znet Article, May, 16 2005
Norman Solomon
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Media activism has achieved a lot. But I don't believe there's anything to be satisfied with -- considering the present-day realities of corporate media and the warfare state. War has become a constant of U.S. foreign policy, and media flackery f...
Solomon: Nuclear Fundamentalism and the Iran Story
Znet Article, May, 05 2005
Norman Solomon
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Years from now, when historians look back at agenda-building for a missile attack on Iran, they should closely examine a story that took up the USA's most coveted space for media spin -- the upper right corner of the New York Times front page -- o...
Solomon: Why Iraq Withdrawal Makes Sense
Znet Article, March, 17 2005
Norman Solomon
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President Bush just told reporters that he has no intention of setting any timetable for withdrawal. "Our troops will come home when Iraq is capable of defending herself," he said. Powerful pundits keep telling us that a swift pullout of U.S. troo...


