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
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Eighty two percent of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make... Read more
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Imran Ahmed, who runs an organization that chronicles disinformation, was among five Europeans the State Department had barred, claiming they promote censorship. [...]
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