Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Men of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages,... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org I am completely half afraid to think. – Flann O’Brien Right now, walking about, conversing in your everyday life as an “Everyday American” you feel a... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Words come to meaning within the context of expression, which is time and place. Call it the stage upon which actors –words – are confined. Maybe the... Read more
The Marketing of Algorithmic Transmissions “The algorithm, he said, was YouTube’s speech and distinct from what users had posted.” – New York Times, Feb. 21, 2023 If the algorithm is speech... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org War rages, horrid war Even in our bones; our double nature sounds With armèd discord. – Prudentius, Psychomachia “The cultural critic Raymond... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in” – First Edition, Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In), sound tra... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org During the years 2018-2020 when the pandemic and Trump held our attention, I was caregiver to my wife of 50 years, Elaine, who had fought two bouts o... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably fair in every quarter to say that our root problem right now is being able to see where problems are, which views of problems are right... Read more
The news arrived in a note passed by the U.S. trade representative. [...]
Former officials said the documents were not examples of shoddy work and simply reflected the priorities of past administrations. [...]
The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners. [...]
The tariffs thrown out by the Supreme Court had become an important revenue source. President Trump said he could replace that money with other levies. [...]
President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public. [...]
