Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out. Contagion to this world; now could I drink hot blood, A... 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
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “You can’t con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement, you can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press, and you can throw... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “A federal appeals court on Wednesday evening stayed a lower-court ruling that former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a Hous... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The solution of social problems consisted in the adjustment of conflicting interests; and the real business of politics, then, was simply the contr... Read more
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
The Biden administration has been caught by surprise when partners like South Korea and Israel have acted against U.S. interests and principles. [...]
Past U.S. presidents have used their holiday messages to inspire the nation to face hard times by coming together. President-elect Donald J. Trump had his own idea. [...]
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Democrats wanted to end the electability debate. After Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat, a conversation that has frustrated and foiled two generations of female candidates rages on. [...]
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. [...]
The self-help author has twice run unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination. [...]
