Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ I wonder if the battle lines drawn over Trump are deep into personalities to the point that we are missing the movement of intellectual history goin... Read more
The strikes on Iran ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation against American forces in the region. [...]
Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon. [...]
President Trump’s executive orders have sought to reframe the history of race and culture in America. Erica L. Green, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the orders have led to the erasing of history of the Black experience. [...]
An Israeli tank amid the ruins of Khan Younis. Photo: Mehaneh. Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. An Israeli tank amid the ruins of Khan Younis. Photo: Mehaneh. Wikimedia Commons. CC [...]
Like so many other colonial projects, Israel was born of terror and has necessitated the use of violence to occupy Arab territory ever since. The realization that its existence was [...]
Everybody who has cataract surgery notices the change – that’s the whole point. But because I’m an art historian, and a significant part of my work consists of observing subtle [...]
“You know what November 5 was? It was the election of a president that loves you.” – Donald Trump to applause and cheers from soldiers at Fort Bragg, June, 2025 [...]
Using Israel's logic for attacking Iran (to protect itself from (non-existent) Iranian nuclear weapons), every country in the Middle East (and beyond) would be justified in attacking Israel and destroying [...]