Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “[S]ocial media had provided a breeding ground for fanaticism, authoritarianism, and nihilism. It had also proved to be easily manipulated, not least... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “[L]anguage is traded and valued as performance. Effectiveness, not truth-value is the rule for language in the sphere of communication. Pragmatics,... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “I can’t tell you how many people are saying Trump’s saying what I’ve been thinking all my life.” “Most of them [Biden voters] are morons.” “That V.P... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org What’s globally known is that we are in check by the Coronavirus pandemic. Also globally known is that President Donald J. Trump holds nothing sacred... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Mussolini’s Italy in its undisciplined, messy totalitarianism couldn’t effectuate the kind of state and personal transformations that Hitler’s nation... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org While the sphere of finance is ruled by algorithms that connect fractals of precarious labor, the sphere of life is invaded by flows of chaos that pa... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “In any given culture and at any given moment, there is always only one ‘episteme’ that defines the conditions of possibility of all knowledge, wheth... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected.” – President Trump, Tweet President Trump is extending his narrative from Make Me Great... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If anyone but me takes over… there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!” – Trump tweet You could say that this tweet... Read more
President Biden will retreat from fruitless negotiations with lawmakers and instead emphasize his power to govern, senior White House advisers said. [...]
In a letter to President Biden, dozens of Democrats in Congress raised grave concerns about “repeated civilian casualties arising from secretive and unaccountable lethal operations.” [...]
The prosecutor, Fani T. Willis of Fulton County, Ga., is investigating possible election interference by the former president and his allies. [...]
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot requested cooperation from the former president’s daughter and revealed what it has learned about what unfolded inside the White House that day. [...]
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, chose to plunge ahead because of the importance of the issue even after the outcome became preordained. [...]
Senators Cory Booker, Tim Scott and Raphael Warnock brought vastly different perspectives to proceedings that highlighted the Senate’s striking lack of diversity. [...]
As discussions resumed over how to whittle down the plan, Senator Joe Manchin, a key holdout, said any talks would be starting with “a clean sheet of paper.” [...]
The new governor is converting his education-centric campaign message into policy. Republicans are pleased. Democrats are skeptical. [...]
In dissent, the three liberal justices said the majority, by allowing a time-consuming legal detour, had created “a disaster for the rule of law.” [...]
President Biden will retreat from fruitless negotiations with lawmakers and instead emphasize his power to govern, senior White House advisers said. [...]
The Fox News host discussed with the White House press secretary how to dissuade the president from pursuing claims of voter fraud, newly disclosed documents show. [...]
The Federal Reserve issued a paper on the pros and cons of a central bank-backed digital dollar. It’s a first step, but will kick off discussion. [...]
In a letter to President Biden, dozens of Democrats in Congress raised grave concerns about “repeated civilian casualties arising from secretive and unaccountable lethal operations.” [...]
The prosecutor, Fani T. Willis of Fulton County, Ga., is investigating possible election interference by the former president and his allies. [...]
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot requested cooperation from the former president’s daughter and revealed what it has learned about what unfolded inside the White House that day. [...]
The New York Times asked readers to send questions about inflation. Economists at the Federal Reserve, the White House and Wall Street weighed in. [...]
The longtime Washington Post political reporter will take an on-air role covering campaigns and elections. [...]
Ms. Healey, a Democrat, is the best known of the candidates who are running to replace Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican who is not seeking re-election. [...]
After the president laid bare divisions over Russian meddling in Ukraine, his administration scrambled to get on the same page with European allies. [...]
With midterm elections approaching, a vote taken on Thursday could be the first of several that Congress takes on bills aimed at the industry. [...]
One lesson: Renewable technology benefits from early, consistent government support. [...]
Some Democrats want to forge ahead with a stand-alone climate bill, but their solution could mean abandoning other parts of President Biden’s agenda. [...]
A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained. [...]
President Biden’s comments went well beyond the formal intelligence assessments described by White House officials, which conclude that Russia’s president has not yet decided whether to invade. [...]
Nothing Sacred
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org What’s globally known is that we are in check by the Coronavirus pand...