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 “To study the economic structure of this country, to know which hands control the wealth, and to which end, seems an academic exercise–and yet it is... 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
President Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on metal imports. The move is expected to raise costs for U.S. manufacturers of cars, solar panels and other products, potentially slowing the economy. [...]
Elon Musk has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own super PAC, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on President Trump in the past, but to an outside entity. [...]
Representative Keith Self of Texas insisted on calling Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, “Mr. McBride,” and adjourned the session when challenged about it. [...]
President Trump has spent years bashing electric vehicles. But with Elon Musk by his side, he said he would buy a bright red one. [...]
Slater, a longtime Washington lawyer, has been particularly critical of power in the tech industry. [...]
More than two dozen G.O.P. members of the House and Senate called on the International Olympic Committee to align its eligibility rules with President Trump’s transgender sports ban. [...]
