Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Okay, “sickos,” to use our president’s terminology, are always a “no brainer” when it comes to finding motive for crime. They did it; they’re... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory:... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It already feels as though we are living in an alternative science-fiction universe where no one agrees on what is true. Just think how much... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Imagine it is the spring of 2019. A bottom-feeding website, perhaps tied to Russia, “surfaces” video…” Henry J. Farrell and Rick Perstein, “Our Hack... Read more
Moloch whose mind is pure machinery! Moloch whose blood is running money! Moloch whose fingers are ten armies! Moloch whose breast is a cannibal dynamo! Moloch whose ear is a smoking tomb! –... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ What we find strange has much to do with how we are positioned and the viewing perspective we have from that position. For example, women offended b... Read more
After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression. [...]
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, told Texas Democrats on a call on Tuesday that the moment required everyone to take extraordinary actions. [...]
Democrats urged the Republican majority to call Justice Department officials, including the attorney general and F.B.I. leaders, to Capitol Hill to discuss how they handled the Jeffrey Epstein case. [...]
Michael Waltz, the former national security adviser, doubled down on the Trump administration’s defense of a Signal group chat where senior officials discussed war plans. [...]
Right-wing Republicans have also criticized the president’s stances on Iran and Ukraine, hinting at a broader fraying of his political coalition. [...]
Staff members who were first notified of terminations in April were finally let go late Monday. [...]
