Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “In any given culture and at any given moment, there is always only one ‘episteme’ that defines the conditions of possibility of all knowledge, wheth... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “President Trump touched something inside me. He speaks like me and he talks like me.” – Fayetteville, NC Trump rally “Make Empathy Great Again” – T-... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “A White House free of congressional oversight will likely behave far differently than one that knows it can be the subject of congressional investig... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “What is it . . . about the American character that allows the long con of our politics to go on and on. . .?” – Ben Fountain, Beautiful Country Burn... 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. [...]
