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
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We turn on the TV or surf the Internet, and we can watch positions harden and lines drawn, and people retreat to their respective corners, and poli... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Brexit and Donald Trump have been explosive in the sense of a sudden, unexpected, cataclysmic appearance as fact. Whether they go on to explosive as... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “People are so amazed that other people could have a different opinion from them that they don’t want to hear it.” — Robert Bonfiglio, quoted in Nat... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Joseph Natoli “…an instinct of destruction directed against the external world.” Freud, The Ego and the Id, 1923 “Death is a tough... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are dupes of pretended patriots.” — Elbridge Gerry, 1... Read more
California and New York are among the states arguing that the Trump administration’s decision to charge that fee for skilled foreign workers is illegal. [...]
Justice Department officials have been considering whether to bring new charges against James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, after a different judge dismissed the original case against him. [...]
A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers. [...]
The seizure last month came amid fears of a renewed conflict between Iran and Israel. [...]
The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums. [...]
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation. [...]
