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/ “If you’re playing in a game where the rules turn out to be rigged, you need to change the game.” — Institute for Policy Studies, “Game Changers,” T... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ In answer to that question raised by Lewis Carroll through Alice, Justice Antonin Scalia would answer with a firm, outsized “NO.” Justice Sca... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “Obama’s basic approach is to promote his values as much as he can within the limits of the situation. Bernie Sanders, by contrast, has been so blin... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “[W]e don’t know how to deal with rumors. Rumors that confirm people’s biases are now believed and spread among millions of people. . .We ten... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The best conservatism balances support for free markets with a Judeo-Christian spirit of charity, compassion and solidarity. Cruz replaces t... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “I propose the following definition of the nation: it is an imagined political community. . . in the minds of each lives the image of their c... 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
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Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ I ask the reader to imagine, along with me, at what our presidential candidates might say and do once in the White House. President Donald Tr... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Somehow, we wind up with a Congress and a President who cannot seem to get anything done, at least to redeem middle class salaries and underclass ec... Read more
The longest-serving Senate leader is relinquishing his post in the next Congress and planning to use his influence in ways that could put him at odds with President-elect Donald J. Trump. [...]
Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the gatekeeper for information to and from the president. [...]
Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present. [...]
The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class. [...]
Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing. [...]
The administration is pressing the World Anti-Doping Agency to allow an outside audit after it failed to suspend Chinese swimmers for positive tests. [...]
