Norman Solomon
@normansolomon.bsky.social
Progressive journalist, author, activist
@justicedemocrats.com @pdamerica.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media @ourreveastbay.bsky.social @ninaturner.bsky.social
Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think
The California governor's policy priorities undermine his Trump trolling — and his progressive credentials
www.salon.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
My article out today as published by @commondreams.org . . . @ninaturner.bsky.social @pdamerica.bsky.social @ourreveastbay.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media
The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think | Common Dreams
If you want a more progressive Democratic Party, the California governor ain't it.
www.commondreams.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
My article out today as published by @commondreams.org . . . @ninaturner.bsky.social @pdamerica.bsky.social @ourreveastbay.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media
Insight from @fairmediawatch.bsky.social:
At NYT, Pretending You Don’t Know Makes You a Real Reporter
Even when you have examples of people being shot down on video by federal agents, the paper has to pretend there's a valid case for justifying murder.
fair.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Insight from @fairmediawatch.bsky.social:
The core of the outlook from New York Times ownership, as this illuminating @fairmediawatch.bsky.social article shows:
As Trump Uses Military to Threaten Democracy, NYT Declares Military Needs More Resources
Devoting seven editorials to boosting the US military when the country’s own democracy is under threat, the Times reaffirmed its commitment to militarism.
fair.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
The core of the outlook from New York Times ownership, as this illuminating @fairmediawatch.bsky.social article shows:
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social explaining the difference between euphemism and journalism:
Labeling Kidnapping a ‘Capture,’ Media Legitimate Violation of International Law
It’s misleading to use language like “capture” and “arrest,” which evoke the US upholding the law, to describe heavily armed US forces taking Maduro prisoner.
fair.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social explaining the difference between euphemism and journalism:
blueroad.info/podcast/
"Why Progressives Must Work Inside and Outside the Democratic Party" -- podcast interview with @rootsaction.org political director Sam Rosenthal, one of four episodes. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats.org @usprogressives.bsky.social @dflprogressives.bsky.social
"Why Progressives Must Work Inside and Outside the Democratic Party" -- podcast interview with @rootsaction.org political director Sam Rosenthal, one of four episodes. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats.org @usprogressives.bsky.social @dflprogressives.bsky.social
Listen to "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" Podcast
Listen to the "Blue Road to Trump Hell" Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon music, via RSS feed, or embedded here.
blueroad.info
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 AM
blueroad.info/podcast/
"Why Progressives Must Work Inside and Outside the Democratic Party" -- podcast interview with @rootsaction.org political director Sam Rosenthal, one of four episodes. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats.org @usprogressives.bsky.social @dflprogressives.bsky.social
"Why Progressives Must Work Inside and Outside the Democratic Party" -- podcast interview with @rootsaction.org political director Sam Rosenthal, one of four episodes. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats.org @usprogressives.bsky.social @dflprogressives.bsky.social
If you haven't already downloaded your free copy of "The Blue Road to Trump Hell," I hope you'll take a look. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democraticpartyhq.bsky.social @democraticparty.bsky.social @cademocrats.bsky.social @progressivecaucus.bsky.social
The Blue Road to Trump Hell
Get the new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" — available now as a FREE download.
blueroad.info
January 22, 2026 at 3:29 AM
If you haven't already downloaded your free copy of "The Blue Road to Trump Hell," I hope you'll take a look. @pdamerica.bsky.social @democraticpartyhq.bsky.social @democraticparty.bsky.social @cademocrats.bsky.social @progressivecaucus.bsky.social
Not just a madman theory. Madman with methodical unhinged purposes.
‘Sometimes You Need a Dictator,’ Trump Says Following Threats to Cancel Election | Common Dreams
"Sometimes you need a dictator," said President Donald Trump during a speech at Davos in front of a room of world leaders, just days after he threatened to "cancel" the 2026 election.
www.commondreams.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Not just a madman theory. Madman with methodical unhinged purposes.
@pdamerica.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ilhanmn.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @summerlee.bsky.social @reprashida.govpeeps.us
To win, Democrats should chuck their leadership
The first step in defeating Trump and MAGA is giving Schumer and Jeffries the boot
www.salon.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
My article today on @commondreams.org:
Ending GOP Authoritarianism Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership | Common Dreams
The Democratic establishment shuns the progressive populism that’s vital to effectively counter bogus right-wing populism. And so, the fight to defeat the fascistic GOP and the fight to overcome the p...
www.commondreams.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
My article today on @commondreams.org:
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV - @pdamerica.bsky.social @rickperlstein.bsky.social @ourrevtc.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ninaturner.bsky.social @mlk50.com
The Martin Luther King You Don’t See on TV
It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights leader." The remarkable thin...
fair.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV - @pdamerica.bsky.social @rickperlstein.bsky.social @ourrevtc.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ninaturner.bsky.social @mlk50.com
Here's a podcast I did with India Walton as we discussed the dire problems of the Democratic Party amid fascistic Republican politics:
What To Do With The Democratic Establishment?
YouTube video by RootsAction
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Here's a podcast I did with India Walton as we discussed the dire problems of the Democratic Party amid fascistic Republican politics:
Thank you to all who've been sharing my free new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy." @pdamerica.bsky.social @ourrev.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ninaturner.bsky.social
The Blue Road to Trump Hell
Get the new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" — available now as a FREE download.
blueroad.info
January 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Thank you to all who've been sharing my free new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy." @pdamerica.bsky.social @ourrev.bsky.social @justicedemocrats.com @ninaturner.bsky.social
Hell hath no fury like billionaires scorned.
Silicon Valley Plots Against Ro Khanna After His Support for a Wealth Tax
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Hell hath no fury like billionaires scorned.
The imperial ethos: We make the rules, we break the rules.
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Take action on Venezuela
Will the U.S. government promote a free-for-all of terrorist attacks by a war machine masquerading as representative government? Or will Congress stand up to Trump? Email your Senate and House members...
rootsaction.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The imperial ethos: We make the rules, we break the rules.
@pdamerica.bsky.social @peaceaction.bsky.social @sabokitty.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com @cfr.org @americanprogress.bsky.social
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Reposted by Norman Solomon
Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report?
“It’s about protecting people who fucked up,” a DNC member told @normansolomon.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
“It’s about protecting people who fucked up,” a DNC member told @normansolomon.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report? | Norman Soloman
If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report?
“It’s about protecting people who fucked up,” a DNC member told @normansolomon.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
“It’s about protecting people who fucked up,” a DNC member told @normansolomon.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:
Here's my article out today . . . @rickperlstein.bsky.social @pdamerica.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @fladems.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @dncstaffunion.bsky.social @dataforprogress.org
Why is the Democratic party hiding its 2024 autopsy report? | Norman Soloman
If the DNC isn’t open and transparent about why they lost, then how can we be sure they will learn their lesson this time?
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here's my article out today . . . @rickperlstein.bsky.social @pdamerica.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @ourrevolution.media @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @fladems.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @dncstaffunion.bsky.social @dataforprogress.org
@salon.com has just published this excellent article:
Pushing Democrats to move beyond resistance
Rural Americans — and a Rural New Deal — could be the key to a new wave of economic populism
www.salon.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@salon.com has just published this excellent article:
Reposted by Norman Solomon
The @democrats.org choosing not to release their 2024 autopsy is a move designed to protect the failed party leadership and the corporate donors who are responsible for the embarrassing defeat.
We saw this coming. So we made our own autopsy. Read it here: democraticautopsy.org
We saw this coming. So we made our own autopsy. Read it here: democraticautopsy.org
Autopsy: How Democrats Lost the White House – A RootsAction Report on the 2024 Presidential Election
Our report’s purpose is two-fold: to illuminate why the Democrats lost and to help propel the party toward a different approach and result in the future. Without a full and honest accounting of the…
democraticautopsy.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The @democrats.org choosing not to release their 2024 autopsy is a move designed to protect the failed party leadership and the corporate donors who are responsible for the embarrassing defeat.
We saw this coming. So we made our own autopsy. Read it here: democraticautopsy.org
We saw this coming. So we made our own autopsy. Read it here: democraticautopsy.org
Talking with David Swanson on Talk World Radio about key points addressed in "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" - @rootsaction.org @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats
Talk World Radio: Norman Solomon on the Blue Road to Trump Hell
YouTube video by David Swanson
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Talking with David Swanson on Talk World Radio about key points addressed in "The Blue Road to Trump Hell" - @rootsaction.org @pdamerica.bsky.social @democrats
Here's the first article out about my new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy."
The Blue Road: Author Norman Solomon Warns of Democrats’ Missteps in New Book | Pacific Sun
West Marin-based author Norman Solomon is making his new book, 'The Blue Road to Trump Hell,' available to readers free of charge.
pacificsun.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Here's the first article out about my new book "The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy."
