Published on http://www.counterpunch.org There is one common reason for the collapse of democracy: capitalist society has outlived its strength. The national and international antagonisms wh... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1816 I th... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; Around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.” – Ecclesiastes I w... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The Indians, whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a fair silent h... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “You can! You must. When those few are the best. Deny the best its right to the top – and you have no best left. What are your masses but mud to be g... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and all... Read more
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The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport migrants has run up against resistance from the judiciary. [...]
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is just one of several companies that have said they will be forced to pass on the costs of President Trump’s global tariffs to consumers. [...]
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s top education official, has played a leading role in pressuring the Ivy League university to comply with the administration’s demands. [...]
The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding. [...]
Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives. [...]
