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From Guernica to Gaza: How bombing became standard procedure

What it means to be "at war" has shifted dramatically

yesterday 8

Salon

Norman Solomon

From Guernica to Gaza, the Cruelty of Air Power Has Remained Unchecked

04.09.2025 20

The Nation

Norman Solomon

From Guernica to Gaza, Air War Is a Horror That Lets Its Perpetrators off the Hook

From Guernica to Gaza, Air War Is a Horror That Lets Its Perpetrators off the Hook
29.08.2025 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

Killing from the sky has long offered the sort of detachment that warfare on the ground can’t match. Far from its victims, air power remains the...

29.08.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

From Guernica to Gaza, Death to Civilians Often Comes From the Sky

From Guernica to Gaza, Death to Civilians Often Comes From the Sky

Since World War II, bombing has largely become standard operating procedure instead of ground warfare.

28.08.2025 5

Truthout

Norman Solomon

DNC leaders have the chance to take a stand on Gaza

A resolution calling for an arms embargo against Israel seems destined to fail

26.08.2025 4

Salon

Norman Solomon

Will the DNC End Their Complicity in Israeli Genocide or Double Down?

Will the DNC End Their Complicity in Israeli Genocide or Double Down?
25.08.2025 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Democrats: Say No to Endless Killing in Ukraine and Give Peace a Chance

10.08.2025 3

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States

For decades, countless U.S. officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are...

30.07.2025 30

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

The Genocidal Partnership of Israel and the United States

29.07.2025 20

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Deadly partnership: US, Israel share blame for Gaza catastrophe

Israel’s destruction of Gaza, and its wider Middle East war, is being co-produced by the Pentagon

29.07.2025 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

80 Years After Trinity, the Dangers of Nuclear War Have Never Been Higher

15.07.2025 5

The Nation

Norman Solomon

Genocide Made Invisible

Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy...

09.07.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

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

07.07.2025 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Rage of Billionaires and the Frenzy to Stop Zohran Mamdani From Becoming New York’s Mayor

The Supreme Court’s first chief justice, John Jay, would have empathized with the billionaires who’ve been freaking out ever since Zohran Mamdani...

01.07.2025 50

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani? Billionaires

30.06.2025 3

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Bombing Iran Is Part of the USA’s Repetition Compulsion for War War War

Twenty years ago, one day in June 2005, I talked with an Iranian man who was selling underwear at the Tehran Grand Bazaar. People all over the world...

23.06.2025 20

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

Bombing Iran Is Part of the USA's Repetition Compulsion for War, War, War

22.06.2025 4

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Nuclear Winter Is a Climate Issue

19.06.2025 2

The Nation

Norman Solomon

"No Kings" should be just the beginning

We need a powerful — and independent — movement against Trumpism

17.06.2025 3

Salon

Norman Solomon

“No Kings Day” Was Historic. Now We Need a Powerful – and Independent – Movement Against Trump

The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of the Trump regime. The...

17.06.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

'No Kings Day' Was Historic. Now We Need a Powerful – and Independent – Movement Against Trump

16.06.2025 4

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Pick Your Fate, Humanity: Climate-Chaos Summer, Nuclear Winter, Both... or Neither

12.06.2025 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Nuclear Winter and Climate Breakdown Are Not Separate Issues

With common adversaries, the climate and nuclear disarmament movements have an unexplored potential to work together.

09.06.2025 5

Truthout

Norman Solomon

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

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...

09.06.2025 8

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

How low will Democrats sink before the DNC acts?

The Democratic National Committee needs to declare an emergency

30.05.2025 4

Salon

Norman Solomon

How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the DNC Declares an Emergency?

Midway through this month, Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries sent out a fundraising text saying that he “recently announced a 10-point plan...

29.05.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

How Bad Does It Have to Get Before the Democratic Party Declares an Emergency?

28.05.2025 10

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Democrats won't change until the left does

Popular resistance can't come from the Democratic Party

27.05.2025 20

Salon

Norman Solomon

The Careerism That Enabled Biden’s Reelection Run Still Poisons the Democratic Party

14.05.2025 10

The Nation

Norman Solomon

How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders

01.05.2025 30

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

From Vietnam to Gaza: War shatters illusions about US leadership

Many young eyes saw the war policy positions of Hubert Humphrey and Kamala Harris as immoral

30.04.2025 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

Top Democrats’ Oligarch-Friendly Politics Has Helped Enable Trump

America desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime. While outraged opposition has been visible and vocal,...

28.04.2025 2

Truthout

Norman Solomon

Establishment Democrats Are Blowing the Fight Against a Fascist Trump

28.04.2025 4

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Top Democrats Have Been Enabling Trump

America desperately needs a united front to restrain the wrecking ball of the Trump regime. While outraged opposition has been visible and vocal,...

28.04.2025 6

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

Why “Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace” Advocates Cling to Genocide Denial

Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza comes several months after both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued reports concluding without...

03.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

The Genocide Denial of the 'Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace' Crowd

19.03.2025 6

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

Democrats May Denounce Trump, But Their Militarism Paved His Way

10.03.2025 10

The Nation

Norman Solomon

A primary motivation: Democrats due for a reality check on priorities

Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment

03.03.2025 10

Salon

Norman Solomon

How Endless War Delivered Trump—Not Once, But Twice

02.03.2025 20

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

The Warfare State Paved the Way for a Trumpist Autocracy

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...

28.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

The US Warfare State Paved the Way for a Trumpist Autocracy

Militarism helped fuel the rise of billionaire tech barons who are now teaming up with an increasingly fascistic Trump.

27.02.2025 4

Truthout

Norman Solomon

Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide?

27.02.2025 4

The Nation

Norman Solomon

Democrats Irritated by Voters Who Elected Them Need an Attitude Adjustment

The Capitol’s phone lines have been overwhelmed this month, and some Democrats are complaining about the deluge of calls from voters who implore...

25.02.2025 9

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

If You're a Democrat Annoyed by Outraged Voters, You Are Doing It Wrong

24.02.2025 3

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

How the U.S. hid truths about the Gaza war

As Israel’s war on Gaza persisted, the explanations often echoed the post-9/11 rationales for the “war on terror”

18.01.2025 20

Salon

Norman Solomon

How US Media Hide Truths About the Gaza War

15.01.2025 5

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon

How U.S. Media Hide Truths About the Gaza War

A few days before the end of 2024, the independent magazine  972 reported that “Israeli army forces stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital compound in...

15.01.2025 40

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics

When news broke over the weekend that President Biden just approved an $8 billion deal for shipping weapons to Israel, a nameless...

08.01.2025 4

CounterPunch

Norman Solomon

The Genocidal Legacy of Joe Biden Will Not Be Forgotten

While Biden refused to acknowledge the ethnic cleansing and mass murder that he kept making possible with bombs and political support for...

06.01.2025 20

Common Dreams

Norman Solomon