Norman Solomon's Message to Young Generations ...

Published on Sunday, June 28, 2009 by Empire Report

On the evening of June 25th, 2009, noted thinker, activist, local organizer and author Norman Solomon gave a presentation to the World Affairs Council of Sonoma County. Asked what his message to young generations might be, Norman gave this answer:

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Single-Payers Crashing the Gates

By Marcy Winograd
PDA Blog
June 30, 2009

Take Action: Tell Congress ‘Let the CBO score HR 676’

One of the many frustrations for advocates of single-payer health care is the relentless drive to marginalize us, not only by conservatives but also by members of our own party.
Case in point …..

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CA Budget Committee Chair Exposes Budget Myths

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I made this video to confront the enduring myths and misconceptions that cloud common sense about our state budget. These fictions must be cast aside to responsibly address the enormous gap in our budget. As the budget conference committee process begins, we must get past these myths and solve our budget problem.
— Assemblymember Noreen Evans. May 26, 2009

CLICK HERE to watch the video. Excellent!

Do you want to save California? We are the Majority! - We Can Fix the Budget Now!

ACTION CENTRAL FOR PUSHING REVENUE RESCUE FOR CALIFORNIA – FIX THE BUDGET NOW.
www.fixthebudgetnow.com

Californians deserve real solutions to the budget deficit. Responding to our economic crisis with deep cuts will only make the state’s problems worse. They would undermine our economic recovery and President Obama’s investment in economic stimulus, disproportionately harm the most vulnerable Californians, and go against our core values.

CA Budget News

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Good source for up to date news and analysis of CA Budget crisis: http://www.calitics.com/

Declaration of Indictment

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 2009
The unanimous Declaration of the fifty united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with a gang of lawless thugs and insist on the appointment of a special prosecutor to enforce the laws of the land even against those until recently holding the reins of Power, a decent respect to the opinions of humankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Prosecution.

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A Note from Norman

July 30, 2009

A few days ago, after I spoke to the World Affairs Council of Sonoma County, a journalist with a video camera asked me: “What one message would you say you have for the younger generation?”

My response is online — posted at www.normansolomon.com — along with some recent columns about Iran, the escalation in Afghanistan and ominous dynamics between the White House and Congress.

Of course we need to keep striving to understand, but we also need to take action. Martin Luther King Jr. was making a crucial point when he warned against “the paralysis of analysis” and spoke about “the fierce urgency of now.”

That’s why I’m particularly excited about being part of a U.S. delegation that’s preparing to travel to Afghanistan. It’s a project that could help develop real alternatives to more war. Here’s information on how you can help.

Thursday, June 25th Is Torture Accountability Action Day

Join PDA’s Accountability and Justice Issue Organizing Team (IOT); learn more here .

A large coalition of human rights groups has planned rallies and marches in major U.S. cities, including a rally in Washington, D.C.‘s John Marshall Park at 11 a.m. followed by a noon march to the Justice Department where some participants will risk arrest in nonviolent protest if a special prosecutor for torture is not appointed.

Events are planned in Washington, D.C.; San Francisco, CA; Pasadena, CA; Thousand Oaks, CA; Boston, MA; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Las Vegas, NV; Honolulu, HI; Tampa, FL; Philadelphia, PA; and Anchorage, AK, with details available online:
http://tortureaccountability.webs.com/eventsacrossus.htm

In Pasadena at 12 p.m. PT citizens will submit a formal judicial misconduct complaint against 9th Circuit Judge Jay Bybee, former Assistant Attorney General.

Whether or not you can make it to one of the events, please do these things on Thursday:

Norman Solomon Speaking at World Affairs Council -- Thursday, June 25

Thursday, June 25 – 7:30 p.m., Spring Lake Village auditorium, 5555 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa.

From Sonoma County to Afghanistan: the Costs of War. Norman Soloman, syndicated columnist.

We often speak of “foreign policy” and “the economy,” but the separations between the two have narrowed — sometimes to the vanishing point. For instance, more than a year ago, the amount of money that taxpayers in Sonoma County have sent to the IRS for the Iraq war passed the $1 billion mark. Nationally, more than 40 percent of federal tax dollars go to military spending. What do such priorities mean for our communities, our country and the world?

On the Eve of Reform

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For immediate release:
June 24, 2009

For more information contact:
Tim Carpenter, PDA Executive Director
Tim@pdamerica.org, (413)-320-2015

Charles Idelson, CNA/NNOC Communications Director
510-273-2246

On Eve of Healthcare Rallies, Forums
Nurses, Progressive Democrats Seek Stepped Up Action for Real ‘Robust’ Reform—Single-payer, Medicare for All, as Best Solution to Crisis

Forget Iran, say NO to concealed vote counting in the US of A

By Nancy Tobi
OpEdNews
June 23, 2009

As you decry the alleged election fraud in Iran, keep in mind that the majority of the nation’s state election officials – like NH state election officials – have knowingly approved fraud-friendly and defective vote counting computers. Forget Iran; it’s time to say “NO” to concealed vote counting here in America.

The New York Times has come out with yet another editorial in support of concealed vote counting in America, hyping it up as “trustworthy” computerized vote counting and encouraging Congress to pass yet another version of Congressman Rush Holt’s (D-NJ) corporate-backed computerized voting bill.

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Norman Solomon: Words and War

By Norman Solomon
Guernica Blog
June 8, 2009

It takes at least tacit faith in massive violence to believe that after three decades of horrendous violence in Afghanistan, upping the violence there will improve the situation.

Despite the pronouncements from high Washington places that the problems of Afghanistan can’t be solved by military means, 90 percent of the spending for Afghanistan in the Obama administration’s current supplemental bill is military.

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