Published on http://www.counterpunch.org About half of the U.S. is offended and repulsed by the existence of Donald J. Trump while the remaining half welcome him as a Messiah. Passions and o... Read more
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No, the emails aren’t from a Nigerian prince, but whoever is writing them seems to use the same style, cajoling and repetition. The sad thing is, these aren’t from some [...]
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors? –Brecht The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [...]
The moralistic Christian right have achieved significant political power through Donald Trump’s presidency, the Republican control of both Houses of Congress, and a conservative majority of Judges on the Supreme [...]
For reasons that obviously have nothing to do with reality, Donald Trump has decided to renege on the trade deal he negotiated five years ago and start a trade war [...]
Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. One such drug, fentanyl – a synthetic opioid [...]