Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Every few hundred years in Western history there occurs a sharp transformation. Within a few short decades, society ─ its worldview, its basic value... Read more
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war. [...]
By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy. [...]
The head of the General Services Administration said a proposal to transfer control of courthouse buildings to the judiciary was a bad idea. [...]
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, making it a critical choke point in global commerce. [...]
With spring and summer travel season beginning amid a war in the Middle East, a partial government shutdown and more, we’d like to hear how your travel plans are changing. [...]
The Trump administration is expected to begin a trade investigation into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor. [...]
