War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death with Norman Solomon

Saturday, September 15, 7:30 pm. War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death. War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq. Guided by media critic Norman Solomon’s meticulous research and tough-minded analysis, the film presents disturbing examples of propaganda and media complicity from the present alongside rare footage of political leaders and leading journalists from the past, including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, dissident Senator Wayne Morse, and news correspondents Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer. Norman Solomon’s work has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “brutally persuasive” and essential “for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee.” This film now offers a chance to see that context on the screen. Narrated by Sean Penn and based on the book by Norman Solomon ....Norman Solomon will stay with us after the movie for a period of Q&A. $7 Donation