Norman Solomon: Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics
Following the reports last month from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concluding that Israeli actions in Gaza are genocide, Biden’s decision was a new low for his presidency.
Norman Solomon: From Genocide Joe to Omnicide Joe
Whether heralded or reviled, Biden’s supposed restraint during the Ukraine war has steadily faded, with more and more dangerous escalation in its place.
Knowledge Is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students to Have Either
Silence is complicity, and that’s the way Israel’s allies like it.
In CNN Interview, Harris Dodged Gaza Genocide and Damaged Her Election Prospects
On CNN, Harris stuck to echoing Biden’s rhetoric -- calling for a ceasefire while dodging the reality that the U.S. government could force one by implementing an arms embargo on…
Biden’s Convention Speech Made Absurd Claims About His Gaza Policy
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,…
The Ghost of Hubert Humphrey Is Stalking Kamala Harris
The history of how Vice President Humphrey navigated the political terrain of the war in Vietnam has ominous parallels with how Vice President Harris has been dealing with the war…
The Democratic Party’s Culture of Loyalty
How an Ethos of Compliance Made the Biden Debacle Possible
More Than Ever, Trump’s Most Effective Campaign Ally is Joe Biden
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon / CounterPunch When Joe Biden’s ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather…
When US Officials Show You Who They Are, Believe Them
By Norman Solomon / CounterPunch “When someone shows you who they are,” Maya Angelou said, “believe them the first time.” That should apply to foreign-policy elites who show you who…
How Daniel Ellsberg’s Moral Power Remains Alive
A year after his death, he’s still with us.
War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young, In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture
When students are a shock to the system.
Latest Huge Transfer of 2,000-Pound Bombs from US to Israel Not Newsworthy to the New York Times
By Norman Solomon / CounterPunch When the Washington Post revealed Friday afternoon that “the Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and…
Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic
Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons.
What Does ‘Rules-Based International Order’ Mean When US Can Bomb Yemen at Will?
What US foreign policy shamelessly amounts to is this: 'We make the rules so we get to break the rules."