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/ “Nothing happened to them. There wasn’t some awful disaster. There wasn’t a war or a famine or a plague or a foreign occupation. Even the economic c... Read more
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
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. [...]
