Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We are all naturally xenophobic.” — Jim Harrison “[E]very person now must, and can, ask: Where do I as an individual fit into the global competitio... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ To understand the way Donald Trump has restructured the game board of politics is now the only way to understand what the results of this presidenti... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We turn on the TV or surf the Internet, and we can watch positions harden and lines drawn, and people retreat to their respective corners, and poli... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Brexit and Donald Trump have been explosive in the sense of a sudden, unexpected, cataclysmic appearance as fact. Whether they go on to explosive as... 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
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “‘Pataphysics is the science of the realm beyond metaphysics”. Alfred Jarry, author of Ubu Roi, 1896 Pace Hillary and Trump but manufacturing... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ In the eyes of Republicans, the looming battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for the Presidency of the United States is a looming... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Both politics and religion are taking on, in different ways, the popular tide against core beliefs, that tide amounting to the triumph of personal o... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ We expected Trump to fizzle because we were not socially intermingled with his supporters and did not listen carefully enough. David Brooks, “... 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
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. [...]
