Commander in Chief of Grift & Extortion
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. – Robert F. Kenn...
When an Electorate Becomes an Audience
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org In his rambling address to 800 Flag officers of the U.S. military, Pr...
The Angry Dualism of U.S. Politics
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It was necessary to begin thinking that there was no centre, that the...
Any Questions?
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org The way a question is asked limits and disposes the ways in which any...
The Zeitgeist of Mad Logic
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The marvellous logic of the mad which seems to mock that of the logi...
The Politics of the Street-Corner Wiseass
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Assessing the damage President Donald J. Trump’s street corner smart...
High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful Apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity may support buying... Read more
The prosecution took a liking to its own roman. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamasov Published on http://truth-out.org We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.... Read more
“People believe what they want to believe because the guy who made this was so good that it’s real to everybody. Now who’s the master, the painter or the forger?”... Read more
Each society determines which thoughts and feelings shall be permitted to arrive at the level of awareness and which have to remain unconscious. Just as there is a social character, there is... Read more
“One of the most remarkable things about us is also one of the easiest to overlook: each time we collide with the real, we deepen our understanding of the world and become more fully a part... Read more
For preventing the poor, wage workers, the un-gentrified and Mother Nature from being a burden on the Alpha class of the country and for making them beneficial to the publick. “I have... Read more
NY Times – Politics

At AmericaFest, conservative leaders insulted one another, revealing serious rifts over conspiracy theories, antisemitism and who belongs in America. [...]
A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump. [...]

The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies. [...]
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said a vessel had been “apprehended.” It was the second action this month against a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. [...]

A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the “difficult, exhausting session” this fall on Capitol Hill. [...]

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut. [...]



