Norman Solomon was born on July 7,1951 and is an American journalist, media critic, activist, and former US congressional candidate.
19 Facts About Norman Solomon
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In 2012, Norman Solomon ran for Congress in California's 2nd congressional district.
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Norman Solomon attended the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions as a Bernie Sanders delegate.
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Norman Solomon came under FBI scrutiny after he picketed for the desegregation of a Maryland apartment complex at age 14.
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Norman Solomon became aware of their surveillance later, through a Freedom of Information request.
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Norman Solomon engaged in civil disobedience as part of the anti-nuclear movement, and eventually spent 40 days in jail as a result.
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Norman Solomon made eight trips to Moscow during the 1980s, including one during which he and a leader of an American group, the Alliance of Atomic Veterans, organized a sit-in at the US Embassy, demanding that the US join the Soviet Union in a halt to tests of nuclear bombs.
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In 1988, Norman Solomon worked briefly as a spokesperson for the Alliance of Atomic Veterans in Washington, DC He was hired in August 1988 to run the new Washington, DC, office of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.
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Norman Solomon's articles have been published by The Nation and other magazines.
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Norman Solomon is a frequent contributor to online outlets such as Common Dreams, Salon and LA Progressive.
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In 2000, Solomon teamed up with Robert Parry to write a series of investigative reports on George W Bush's Secretary of State Colin Powell, published on Parry's website Consortium News.
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In December 2002, Norman Solomon accompanied actor and director Sean Penn to Baghdad in another attempt to foster dialogue and prevent a US-led attack.
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Norman Solomon followed eventual winner, Democratic state Assemblyman Jared Huffman and Republican Daniel Roberts with.
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Norman Solomon co-founded the online activist group Roots Action in early 2011; ten years later, it counted more than 1.3 million active members.
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On June 4,2014, Norman Solomon was among the speakers at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, announcing the launch of ExposeFacts.
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In 2017, Norman Solomon co-authored RootsAction's "Autopsy" report on the Democratic Party's 2016 Presidential defeat by Republican Donald Trump.
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Norman Solomon was elected as a pledged Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
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Norman Solomon helped to organize, and was the coordinator of, the Bernie Delegates Network independent from the official Sanders campaign organization.
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In 2020, when Norman Solomon was elected again as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention, he served as a coordinator, among others, to a revived Bernie Delegates Network.