Image by Planet Volumes. Die-hard supporters like to claim that Trump is no different than any other politician; they are all corrupt. A good friend of mine took that position recently when I commented about the money Trump has accumulated since the November election....
Image by Dan Meyers. Can a play influence public perception of our shared atomic history enough to shift the conversation away from a presumed nuclear “renaissance” and into a more critical, life-protective examination of what this technology is and could do to us...
Image by Mohammed Ibrahim. In a commentary published on July 22 in the leading US newspaper, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens stated: “No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza.” Six weeks earlier, Holocaust and anti-Semitism researchers Norman J.W. Goda and...
Photograph Source: Eden, Janine and Jim – CC BY 2.0 What if Zohran Mamdani, the Social Democratic candidate, wins the November 4th general election and becomes New York’s next mayor? Pres. Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in the mayoral race in opposition to...
On August 7, Laurent Saint-Cyr, the one-time head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Haiti, was sworn in as president of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC). He is set to lead the council through the end of its mandate in February 2026. With the position...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Write, but do not offend. Speak and comment, but do not divide. Observe cruelties, barbarities and murder, yet refrain from having an opinion. This is the constipating, stifling regime being put in place via suggested codes of...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Many fellow Jews have accused me of stoking the fire of antisemitism and inciting anti-Jewish violence since I publicly joined the crescendoing chorus of genocide scholars, humanitarian organizations, politicians and prominent...
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt speaks with Ace Kishi and Jeronimo Gehres, the hotel managers in Kyoto who have taken action against Israeli soldiers vacationing in Japan. Both Gehres’ refusal to book accommodation for an active duty...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump during both of his administrations. Border czar Tom Homan said in July 2025 that...
Photo by Mohamad Azaam. Gainesville, Florida When it comes to Medicare Advantage, “beware of health insurance companies bearing gifts”, just like “beware of Greeks bearing gifts”, is a phrase that serves as a cautionary warning against trusting those who may have...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair I can’t believe we have to debate some things, but with Trump you never know how ridiculous the discussion can get. The Washington Post tells us that the Trump administration is boasting about the huge surge in native-born Americans...
Photo by Thomas Richter The tipping point between renewable energy and fossil fuels has been reached, says a new United Nations (UN) report. The UN Secretary-General Antônio Guterres said that we are entering a renewable era and leaving the era of fossil fuels....