
Civics 1.1: Structures of Feeling
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org War rages, horrid war Even in our bones; our double nature sou...

Full Disclosure
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in” – First...

Death & Distractions
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org During the years 2018-2020 when the pandemic and Trump held our atten...

Populist-Epistemology
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably fair in every quarter to say that our root problem righ...

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





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
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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
NY Times – Politics

There is nothing new about superpowers spying on one another, even from balloons. But for pure gall, there was something different this time. [...]

The effort off the coast of South Carolina is expected to take days, and Navy and Coast Guard ships have been sent to the scene. U.S. officials are watching for retaliation from China. [...]

The president plans to use his first State of the Union address since Republicans took control of the House to call for bipartisan cooperation. Neither he nor many others expect that to happen. [...]

The move by the alliance of conservative donors could provide an enormous boost to a Republican alternative to the former president. [...]

Ms. Harris is struggling to carve out a lane for herself in what may be one of the most consequential periods in the vice presidency. [...]

He drew headlines across the world when, during a hunting trip, he was accidentally blasted in the face and torso by Vice President Dick Cheney — then apologized himself for the incident. [...]