Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind” So, we have a clear view of the Republican Party reaping their whirlwind: Donald L. Trump. Those w... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ My resolve is to think through the following dialogue of There’s This and Then There’s That. There’s This: Apply Pascal’s Wager to global cl... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “Between 1999 and 2013, white middle-aged men and women in the United States, especially those with only a high school education, began dying at a s... Read more
Published on http://truth-out.org “McDowell County, the poorest in West Virginia, has been emblematic of entrenched American poverty for more than a half century. John F. Kenned... Read more
For preventing the poor, wage workers, the un-gentrified and Mother Nature from being a burden on the Alpha class of the country and for making them beneficial to the publick. “I have... Read more
There’s always soma to calm your anger, to reconcile you to your enemies, to make you patient and long-suffering. -Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World” Until and unless you d... Read more
“Stranded is a bit of an exaggeration, to be honest with you,” Mr. Shumlin told the correspondent. Word of the exchange got to residents of Rochester, and some were miffed. . . Every way to... Read more
Allow me to get first response stuff out of the way. The dangerous game we know we are all in — every expanding returns on investments for a few and continuously maximizing profits to... Read more
Unstoppable and The Lincoln Lawyer “How do you get a “Headstart” program going that isn’t about implanting early entrepreneurial ambitions in toddlers but one that ge... Read more
The Taft-Hartley Act, passed in 1948 and the single most destructive piece of legislation to the union movement, was a product of anti-communist hysteria. When it was passed, about half of a... Read more
In an interview, Roy Cooper spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and Democratic speculation that he might run for Senate or for president. [...]
The self-help author has twice run unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination. [...]
Past U.S. presidents have used their holiday messages to inspire the nation to face hard times by coming together. President-elect Donald J. Trump had his own idea. [...]
Democrats wanted to end the electability debate. After Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat, a conversation that has frustrated and foiled two generations of female candidates rages on. [...]
A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. [...]
The North Korean losses amount to almost 10 percent of the country’s deployment to Russia, the Biden administration said. [...]
