Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably fair in every quarter to say that our root problem right now is being able to see where problems are, which views of problems are right... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The Map is not the territory.” – Borges “It is not down on any map; true places never are.” – Melville A fractal state of the psyche is mirrored in... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org The Warming Planet “The United Nations released an exceptionally bleak report today, which warns that, at the current pace of greenhouse gas emission... Read more
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Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Imagine it is the spring of 2019. A bottom-feeding website, perhaps tied to Russia, “surfaces” video…” Henry J. Farrell and Rick Perstein, “Our Hack... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ A reluctance by Liberals since the Reagan administration to target the wealth divide and the economics that creates it can be traced to its own inve... Read more
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NY Times – Politics
![Spaceman, Senator, V.P. Pick? Kamala Harris Sizes Up Mark Kelly.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/27/multimedia/27pol-kelly-topart-gzfh/27pol-kelly-topart-gzfh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The Arizona senator, a Navy veteran and former astronaut, has an almost impossibly strong political résumé. But an overlooked asset is his expertise on the Southern border. [...]
An absence of medical records or official accounts has stirred confusion, but a Times video and trajectory analysis indicates a bullet, not debris, wounded the former president. [...]
![In JD Vance Country, an Addiction Scourge That Won’t Go Away](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/us/politics/26dc-vance-addiction/26dc-vance-addiction-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The Republican vice-presidential nominee has spoken often about drug-afflicted communities like the one he escaped. But those communities have tempered their expectations for his help. [...]
![With Kamala Harris, U.S. Free Trade Skepticism May Continue](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/business/26dc-trade/26dc-trade-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The vice president has been critical of past trade deals. But her record suggests she could push for trade measures that address environmental issues. [...]
![Silent No More, Harris Seeks Her Own Voice Without Breaking With Biden](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/multimedia/26dc-assess-fqkv/26dc-assess-fqkv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The vice president’s expressions of concern for Palestinian suffering marked a shift in emphasis from the president’s statements as she moved to establish herself as the leader of her party. [...]
![Trump Says He and Netanyahu Remain on Good Terms](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/07/26/multimedia/26mideast-ledeall-01-blkw/26mideast-ledeall-01-blkw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war. [...]