Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Assessing the damage President Donald J. Trump’s street corner smart ass politics has done begins first with defining the domain. National and Intern... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Gentlemen, Chicolini here may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot. But don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.” – Marx Brothe... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “We’re flooded in shit, and we’re still searching for a way to shovel it out,” – James Carville While we are angst full over whether or not we... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org How did President Trump get Big Pharma to “equalize” their prices with the EU’s? Statement One: “I will be instituting a MOST FAVORED NATION’S POLICY... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze back into you.” – Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886 Anyone flying under the Demo... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org There is one common reason for the collapse of democracy: capitalist society has outlived its strength. The national and international antagonisms wh... Read more
The records are at the center of President Trump’s effort to manage fallout from the Epstein case. But unsealing them is complex and requires a judge to sign off. [...]
One thing is clear from a reporter’s conversations with laid-off federal workers this year: The cuts have been anything but straightforward and efficient. [...]
A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad. [...]
The president has been under intense political pressure from his base after Attorney General Pam Bondi withheld portions of investigative files on the disgraced financier. [...]
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity. [...]
The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold. [...]
