Published on http://www.counterpunch.org One reading of the present shows us a hyped economic reality but also political and cultural realities hyped so far that simulacra is quite easily di... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Rep. Adam Schiff lied to Congress and the American people with a totally made up statement about the president’s phone call. Will there be no retrib... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!” – Tw... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said, the more he heard, let’s emulate that wise old bird.” Fla... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Divisiveness “Narrative,” the word, is in its political heyday. Politicians need to assert their narrative before their opponent does it for them. Th... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “A federal appeals court on Wednesday evening stayed a lower-court ruling that former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a Hous... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org I. The Dangers of Autocracy Back in the Watergate hearings, I was rivetted by them and welcomed the distraction from writing my dissertation. These 2... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Na... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If we tell that story [that the president committed an impeachable offense] with simplicity and repetition, the American people will understand why... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Now we are engaged….” – Lincoln, Gettysburg Address One real battle we are in now – human caused global warming – is a battle we realized very belat... Read more
The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden’s argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party. [...]
Details are trickling out about the accord that could avert a default on the national debt. Here’s what to know. [...]
The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public. [...]
Ron DeSantis entered the presidential race last week along with Tim Scott, with others to follow. For the former president, the more candidates the better. [...]
With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress. [...]
A judge is expected to rule as soon as this week on whether the new law banning “adult cabaret” in front of children is constitutional. [...]
