Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The Senator was vulgar, almost illiterate, a public liar easily detected, and in his “ideas” almost idiotic, while his celebrated piety was... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Let’s consider two quotes: “To interpret is to determine the force which gives sense to a thing.” Gilles Deleuze, Nietzsche and Philosophy “To opini... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ I wonder if the battle lines drawn over Trump are deep into personalities to the point that we are missing the movement of intellectual history goin... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “I dwell in possibility.” — Emily Dickinson We cannot read the future but we can read the present. Both the probabilities and possibilities that wha... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We may regard the present state of the universe as the effect of its past and the cause of its future.” Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1814 Shelley... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Facts Are there facts that have no alternatives? The molecular composition of the elements, speed of light and sound. And so on. This is the unargua... Read more
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. [...]
Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.” [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation. [...]
Scientists study the flight of hummingbirds to design robots for drone warfare. [...]
