Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “I dwell in possibility.” — Emily Dickinson We cannot read the future but we can read the present. Both the probabilities and possibilities that wha... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.” — Oscar Wilde In his contribution to The Nation’s specia... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “disorganization is a kind of anesthesia” Jenny Holzer, Truisms Following our 2016 U.S. presidential election, I am more than ever convinced that th... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “People are so amazed that other people could have a different opinion from them that they don’t want to hear it.” — Robert Bonfiglio, quoted in Nat... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are dupes of pretended patriots.” — Elbridge Gerry, 1... Read more
The economics of immiseration would be impossible without the politics of seduction, and capitalism’s appeal to our unconscious will to power and domination is not easily countered.... Read more
High-speed internet response, millions of Google responses to our searches, a growing number of colorful Apps on our phones and an amazing computer memory capacity may support buying... Read more
A decision on the state’s new congressional map will affect five House seats and could help determine control of the chamber next year. [...]
As partisan battles rage and courts wrangle proposals, the relentless pace of the calendar will force states to act — or land in murky legal ground. [...]
The star power of Latin Grammy Award-winning Bobby Pulido has Democrats dreaming of taking a U.S. House district in South Texas, even though Republicans have redrawn it in their favor. [...]
President Trump’s ever-growing vision has caused tension with contractors. His architect has taken a step back as the president personally manages the project. [...]
The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid in Georgia. [...]
The agency’s top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data. [...]
