Published on http://www.truth-out.org/ “We see the anger, but we don’t see the mourning. I think these people are in mourning for a lost way of life, for a lost identity.... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Whether by choice, hook or crook Donald Trump drops out of the presidential race, seething anger will not abate post-election. His “lewdness,” as no... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Ch... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We are all naturally xenophobic.” — Jim Harrison “[E]very person now must, and can, ask: Where do I as an individual fit into the global competitio... Read more
Published on http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/ I attended a matinee on discount Tuesday at a local mall theatre but instead of the usual retirees, there was less than ten millennials. The pre... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ To understand the way Donald Trump has restructured the game board of politics is now the only way to understand what the results of this presidenti... Read more
Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy. [...]
U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader. [...]
President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner official proclamations. [...]
While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians, he also is bolstering his own military options. [...]
President Trump said he would decide within two weeks whether the United States would intervene militarily in the war against Iran, according to the White House press secretary. [...]
In its biggest ruling of the term, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths, shielding similar laws in more than 20 other states. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, describes the three factions of justices in the 6-to-3 decision. [...]
