Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “The big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected.” – President Trump, Tweet President Trump is extending his narrative from Make Me Great... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “If anyone but me takes over… there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!” – Trump tweet You could say that this tweet... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Our two party system which has operated as a duopoly on economic issues, especially in regard to letting Wall Street and business leaders shape what... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out. Contagion to this world; now could I drink hot blood, A... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org It’s probably unpatriotic and maybe treasonable to talk about American failures but they are now so glaring that some 12 minutes of read time seems p... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Seldom do situations provide so much self-evident clarity that only few words are needed. We are now in such a situation or would be if what words me... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org We are a culture rift with hypocrisy. We like to say that power comes from The People but in both corporate and governmental sectors power asserts an... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It is one thing to describe what was normal or obvious in a given time and place, such as the ‘naturalness’ of slavery … But it is another thing to... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org Ubu Roi (Ubu the King or King Ubu) is a play by Alfred Jarry. The title is sometimes translated as King Turd; however, the word “Ubu” is actually mer... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Man makes his own history, but he does not make it out of the whole cloth; he does not make it out of conditions chosen by himself, but out of such... 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. [...]
