Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It seems like a bad dream,” — The New York Times. March 28, 2018 Former President Jimmy Carter, recently interviewed on the PBS Newshour repeated wh... Read more
President Trump’s criticism reversed his administration’s previous support for the deal, in which Britain relinquished control of the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius. [...]
After a century of defending other countries against foreign aggression, the United States is now positioned as an imperial power trying to seize another nation’s land. [...]
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States. [...]
The justices will hear arguments over whether a Hawaii law that imposes restrictions on carrying concealed weapons violates the Second Amendment. [...]
Lebensraum was the political philosophy that guided twentieth-century German expansionism. It reached its most lethal expression under Hitler. Rooted in racism, nationalism, and imperialism, it asserted that Germany possessed a [...]
The night sky—the silent dark between stars—is a living commons bridging Earth, life, and spirit. As the 13th‑century Zen master Eihei Dōgen taught in Keisei Sanshoku or “The Sound of [...]
Like all new frontiers touted as necessary and worthwhile, the cashless society is advertised as a supremely convenient way to facilitate financial transactions while avoiding such silly inconveniences as carrying [...]
Donald Trump keeps saying that foreigners are paying his tariffs. He talks as though he thinks China, Japan, and other trading partners are sending the Treasury checks every month. (They [...]
The first of a series of “Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York” was held last week following New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposition for an expansion of nuclear power in [...]