Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “A narrative is emerging. It is that the new meritocratic aristocracy has come to look like every other aristocracy.” — David Brooks, “The Strange Fa... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “My own view is that however ferocious the current hour feels, American history tells us that the people, when properly engaged in politics, have alw... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory:... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “It already feels as though we are living in an alternative science-fiction universe where no one agrees on what is true. Just think how much... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Imagine it is the spring of 2019. A bottom-feeding website, perhaps tied to Russia, “surfaces” video…” Henry J. Farrell and Rick Perstein, “Our Hack... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ We live in a “worlding” (according to Heidegger how we experience a world as familiar) of our own accomplishments, defeats, intentions and assumpti... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ A reluctance by Liberals since the Reagan administration to target the wealth divide and the economics that creates it can be traced to its own inve... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “[I]f thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.” — Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Over many years teaching and writi... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “[T]he aims and objectives of war would immediately shift to “the arteries that make money.” — Erik Prince to Tucker Carlson on Tucker Carlson Tonig... Read more
The Biden administration has been caught by surprise when partners like South Korea and Israel have acted against U.S. interests and principles. [...]
Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision. [...]
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. [...]
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. [...]
The self-help author has twice run unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination. [...]
