“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice
“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice By Norman Solomon August 17, 2026 Updated: August 17, 2026 1 Comment 4 Mins Read Source: Originally published by Z. Feel free to share widely. Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Image credit: NYC DSA We’ve been hearing a lot of panicky warnings lately after Democratic primary voters chose socialists and other leftists instead of “moderates” in several major elections. The alarm bells got louder this month after Michigan’s progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens – who was, the New York Times reported , “the moderate establishment-backed candidate.” The soothing “moderate” label routinely goes to candidates like Stevens who’ve supported continual arming of Israel. She “benefited from about $62 million in advertising spending from half a dozen outside groups,” the Times noted. “Over half of that sum came from the super PAC arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the country’s most influentia...
