Published on http://www.counterpunch.org We are a culture rift with hypocrisy. We like to say that power comes from The People but in both corporate and governmental sectors power asserts an... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It is one thing to describe what was normal or obvious in a given time and place, such as the ‘naturalness’ of slavery … But it is another thing to... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “To study the economic structure of this country, to know which hands control the wealth, and to which end, seems an academic exercise–and yet it is... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Ubu Roi (Ubu the King or King Ubu) is a play by Alfred Jarry. The title is sometimes translated as King Turd; however, the word “Ubu” is actually mer... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Man makes his own history, but he does not make it out of the whole cloth; he does not make it out of conditions chosen by himself, but out of such... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “[T]he Republican fraud drumbeat could lay the groundwork for Mr. Trump and his supporters to reject the election results should he lose.” – Michael... Read more
A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained. [...]
The House committee investigating the riot received hundreds of pages of documents from the former president’s White House within hours of the ruling. [...]
President Biden’s comments went well beyond the formal intelligence assessments described by White House officials, which conclude that Russia’s president has not yet decided whether to invade. [...]
The House committee investigating the Capitol riot called for documents and testimony from Rudolph W. Giuliani and other members of President Donald J. Trump’s legal team. [...]
The longtime Washington Post political reporter will take an on-air role covering campaigns and elections. [...]
Ms. Healey, a Democrat, is the most well known of the candidates who are running to replace Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican who is not seeking re-election. [...]
The president laid bare divisions over Russian meddling in Ukraine, even if they have long been there for all to see. [...]
One lesson: Renewable technology benefits from early, consistent government support. [...]
A report concluded that most cases have environmental or medical causes, but the government remains focused on investigating two dozen incidents that remain unexplained. [...]
President Biden’s comments went well beyond the formal intelligence assessments described by White House officials, which conclude that Russia’s president has not yet decided whether to invade. [...]
Without the votes to change Senate rules, Democrats had no avenue for overcoming a Republican filibuster against legislation intended to offset new state voting restrictions. [...]
Legal scholars say a long-forgotten provision of the Constitution could bar from office anyone who encouraged the Capitol riot. [...]
The panel investigating the assault on the Capitol wants information from two leaders of the “America First” extremist movement. [...]
The masks will be distributed at pharmacies and community health centers, but some public health experts said the effort was coming too late. [...]
The House committee investigating the riot received hundreds of pages of documents from the former president’s White House within hours of the ruling. [...]
President Biden reserved his most aggressive language for Republicans in Congress, accusing them of conspiring to block everything that his administration has tried to do. [...]
The potential for interference between 5G signals and the radio altimeters long used by pilots has divided the telecom and aviation industries. [...]
The New York Times is publishing the full, unedited 25 minutes of drone footage released as three video clips by the Defense Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. [...]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has diabetes, has been participating in Supreme Court arguments remotely. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, her seatmate, is the only member of the court who does not wear a mask. [...]
The New York Times obtained footage of the botched strike in Kabul, whose victims included seven children, through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. [...]
Republicans used the filibuster for a fifth time to block action on the bill, and Democrats pledged to begin what appeared to be a doomed bid to change Senate rules to pass it. [...]
The U.S. secretary of state met with Ukraine’s president and said he would not present a written diplomatic proposal to Russia when he meets with his Russian counterpart on Friday. [...]
Prominent Democrats are expressing rage at their party’s two filibuster holdouts, rather than at Republicans who have blocked their voting rights bill. [...]
The former governor still has a big war chest even as he faces large legal bills. [...]
