Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ By 2050—earlier, probably—all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed. Ch... Read more
Published on http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/ I attended a matinee on discount Tuesday at a local mall theatre but instead of the usual retirees, there was less than ten millennials. The pre... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ To understand the way Donald Trump has restructured the game board of politics is now the only way to understand what the results of this presidenti... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “We turn on the TV or surf the Internet, and we can watch positions harden and lines drawn, and people retreat to their respective corners, and poli... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ Brexit and Donald Trump have been explosive in the sense of a sudden, unexpected, cataclysmic appearance as fact. Whether they go on to explosive as... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “People are so amazed that other people could have a different opinion from them that they don’t want to hear it.” — Robert Bonfiglio, quoted in Nat... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are dupes of pretended patriots.” — Elbridge Gerry, 1... 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/ “[W]e don’t know how to deal with rumors. Rumors that confirm people’s biases are now believed and spread among millions of people. . .We ten... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The best conservatism balances support for free markets with a Judeo-Christian spirit of charity, compassion and solidarity. Cruz replaces t... 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. [...]
