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<title><![CDATA[Norman Solomon - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/47184.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Norman Solomon]]></description><category domain="47184">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[House Dems Finally Shifting on Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/20/house-democrats-israel-hakeem-jeffries-schumer</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They're listening to the people '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' their bosses are behind]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Playing the 'War Party' Will Backfire on Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5938456-democratic-leaders-criticize-iran-peace/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The doubletalk coming from many congressional Democrats in response to President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s peace initiative with Iran has been a political wonder to behold.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Dems&rsquo; 2024 Autopsy Fails To Confront the Truth]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/24/democrats-2024-autopsy-fails-confront-truth</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The document is full of disclaimers and does not address fundamental issues, including Gaza and the Biden-to-Harris transition]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Schumer Should Step Aside]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5384221-for-the-sake-of-his-party-and-country-schumer-should-step-aside/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Halfway through 2025, Senate Minority Leader'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Chuck Schumer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-N.Y.) is the embodiment of the kind of leader that his party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s base clearly does not want.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Careerism Still Poisons the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-careerism-that-enabled-biden-s-reelection-run-still-poisons-the-democratic-party/ar-AA1EIs4S</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s new book'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Original Sin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' reveals top White House aides lying to journalists and trying to gaslight the public about Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decline.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Deference to Biden Was a Disaster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/04/democrats-biden-disaster</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Conformity and fear of party leadership are impairing Democrats' ability to fight Trump and drive a progressive agenda]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Democratic Party Break Free From Biden's Record?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5216615-can-the-democratic-party-free-itself-from-the-biden-brand/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'has told some Democratic leaders he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll raise funds, campaign and do anything else necessary for Democrats to recover lost ground,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' NBC News'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' reported'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' last week. Some prominent party supporters reacted with skepticism while insisting on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Backing Status-Quo Militarism Is Hurting Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/democrats-may-denounce-trump-but-their-militarism-paved-his-way/ar-AA1ACZmc</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New DNC Chair Must Embrace Genuine Populism]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5129091-new-dnc-chair-ken-martin-must-embrace-genuine-populism/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic National Committee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has just elected'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a new chair, but the old guard that has long dominated the party will not go quietly. Although there are some reasons for cautious optimism, the road ahead will be steeply uphill for the Democratic Party.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Illusion of Party Unity in the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-illusion-of-party-unity-in-the-democratic-party/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Deference to the leadership of the Democratic Party has come at much too high a price.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Denial Is Turning Into Panic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/11/30/from-denial-to-panic-democratic-despair-grows-over-2024-polls/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Backing Biden for 2024, conformist Democrats have been in denial. Now they're in a panic]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Does Anyone Still Think Biden Is Democrats' Best Option?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2023/01/17/does-anyone-still-think-joe-biden-is-democrats-best-option-for-2024/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Of course Trump's scandals are worse. But this debacle should make clear that Democrats can't afford Joe Biden]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Would Be a Disaster in 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.salon.com/2022/11/12/biden-was-a-drag-on-the-democrats-in-the-midterms-hed-be-a-disaster-in-2024/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Norman Solomon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Momentary good feelings are understandable, but Biden was the biggest negative for Democrats. It's time to move on]]></description>
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