Norman Solomon

Norman Solomon is an American journalist, media critic, author and activist. His latest book, "War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine," was published by The New Press in 2023. Solomon's dozen other books include "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death." Solomon is the founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy, where he is executive director. He is co-founder and national director of the online organization RootsAction.org, which now has 1.2 million online supporters.

Israel/ Palestine

In Too Much of the US, Israel’s Gaza Genocide Has Been Made Invisible

Norman Solomon

With only rare exceptions, U.S. news media and members of Congress continue to dodge the reality of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, normalizing atrocities on a mass scale. By Norman Solomon | – ( Commondreams.org ) – Whatever the outcomes of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the […]

Uncategorized

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

Norman Solomon

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Thirty-five years after the start of the nuclear age with the first explosion of an atomic bomb, I visited the expanse of desert known as the Nevada Test Site, an hour’s drive northwest of Las Vegas. A pair of officials from the Department of Energy took me on a tour. They […]

Donald Trump

What’s Preventing a United Front against the Trump Regime?

Norman Solomon

( Tomdispatch.com) – America desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime. While outraged opposition has been visible and vocal, it remains a far cry from developing a capacity to protect what’s left of democracy in the United States. With the administration in its fourth month, the magnitude of […]

Donald Trump

How the Warfare State Paved the Way for a Trumpist Autocracy

Norman Solomon

By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com) – Donald Trump’s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war. The runaway militarism of the last quarter-century was a crucial factor in making President Trump possible, even if it goes virtually unmentioned in mainstream media and political discourse. That silence is particularly notable among Democratic leaders, […]