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Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “[T]he final stampede is drawing near because of so many unstoppable...

Dark Army of Enablers
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org We are a culture rift with hypocrisy. We like to say that power comes...

Racism Baked In
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It is one thing to describe what was normal or obvious in a given ti...

Defunding the Paradigm
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “To study the economic structure of this country, to know which hands...

Ubu Orange
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Ubu Roi (Ubu the King or King Ubu) is a play by Alfred Jarry. The tit...





NY Times – Politics
New research suggests that when big companies increase wages, they drive up pay in the places where they operate — without a notable loss in jobs. [...]
‘Medicare for all’ and the public option were hot topics during primary season, but the politics of passing those “gets tricky really fast.” [...]
Britain approved a measure allowing senior government ministers to take maternity leave without penalty. But some countries make no provisions for lawmakers who are new parents. [...]
For nearly 60 years, presidents have promised to lift up Appalachia, but many communities remain on the brink. [...]
The formal request came only after a disconnect between the chief and the board that oversees her agency, underscoring the bureaucracy and communication breakdowns that have hampered security. [...]