Mark Solomon

“It is very hard to run against a movement.” Those were the words of Vernon Jordan, a leading friend and supporter of Hilary Clinton, referring to Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency.
There is literal truth in those words.  The most important element in the rise of Barack Obama is that his candidacy is built upon a potentially powerful new movement capable of forging a progressive majority in the nation’s politics.

In view of the dramatic escalation of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip as a direct result by the latest cutting off all vital supplies to the Palestinian people