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
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1816 I th... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; Around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.” – Ecclesiastes I w... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The Indians, whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a fair silent h... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “You can! You must. When those few are the best. Deny the best its right to the top – and you have no best left. What are your masses but mud to be g... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and all... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 was a surprise, I conjecture, to Trump himself. I think he was surprised earlier in the Primaries how easy it was to m... Read more
The strikes on Iran ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation against American forces in the region. [...]
The ruling by the parliamentarian sent G.O.P. lawmakers back to the drawing board to cover the costs of President Trump’s domestic policy bill. [...]
The planes can carry bombs capable of striking an underground nuclear facility in Iran if President Trump decides to join the conflict. [...]
The comedian and host has a huge audience and many thoughts on what podcasters like him are responsible for now. [...]
Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon. [...]
President Trump’s executive orders have sought to reframe the history of race and culture in America. Erica L. Green, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the orders have led to the erasing of history of the Black experience. [...]
