Norman Solomon’s new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, is an excoriating condemnation of the nation’s use of military force and of the media’s complicity in masking the true cost of America’s wars.
The author of thirteen books of media criticism, including War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, Solomon’s articles and essays have appeared in dozens of newspapers and progressive online platforms Salon and Common Dreams. Solomon identifies himself as a journalist and social activist. As a young man, he was jailed for civil disobedience in an anti-nuclear demonstration and later made eight trips to Moscow to protest U.S. nuclear policies that included a sit-in at the U.S. Embassy there. Long associated with media watchdog Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), Solomon lobbied for asylum for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, supported clemency for Edward Snowden (who leaked more than 900,000 classified documents and found asylum as a naturalized Russian citizen), and headed a petition drive to nominate Chelsea (Bradley) Manning (who plead guilty, was convicted of espionage, and served seven years in prison) for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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