Solomon Two years from now, the national committee of the Green Party will make a big decision: Should the party run a…
Solomon After a police officer shot Carlo Giuliani in the head, Time magazine published a requiem of sorts — explaining that the…
Solomon When they challenged the power of the White House by claiming the right to publish the Pentagon Papers, the nation’s two…
publication…. I certainly credit Ben Bradlee and Katharine Graham for fighting for the freedom of the press.ā Meanwhile, farther north along the…
Solomon Today, departing from an institution steeped in modernity, you say farewell to a fine journalism school. Honored to address this graduating…
Solomon Few media eyebrows went up when the World Bank recently canceled a global meeting set for Barcelona in late June —…
Norman Solomon As police fired rubber bullets through tear gas in Quebec City, many reporters echoed the claim that āfree tradeā promotes…
Solomon Media commentators are split about Bob Kerrey and what happened 32 years ago in the Vietnamese village of Thanh Phong. Some…
Norman Solomon Many Americans have seen the digital dream of global communications vividly expressed on TV commercials for Cisco Systems. Eager to…
Solomon It’s not easy to look at ourselves as others might see us. For a country, the need is especially acute in…
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