Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair At first glance, U.S. political life under Trump looks like a sprawling, circuslike affair going nowhere. However, measures are in force hitting at the rule of law and democracy itself and promoting war and turmoil in the wider world....
Counterpunch
Sumud: The Unyielding Heart of the Palestinian Cause in Gaza
Image by Mohammed Ibrahim. The profound and unrelenting struggles endured by Palestinians should, by any rational expectation, have irrevocably concluded the Palestinian cause. Yet, the struggle for freedom in Palestine is at its zenith. How is one to explain this?...
The US Has Bombed Iran: Cast Aside Illusions
Photograph Source: Yoav Keren – CC BY-SA 3.0 The US has bombed Iran, just as they previously bombed Iraq and Libya. Within days, perhaps hours, we may expect the White House to announce meetings with a willing coalition of Iranian political expats who will be...
Martial Law in the United States
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The Trump administration has sidelined Congress, violated the U.S. Constitution, and taken an axe to both the U.S. and the global economies. Trump has issued executive orders that give him unprecedented presidential powers. The courts...
Don’t Buy the Scare About Social Security
Image Source: US Government – Public Domain The release of the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report led to lots of hyperventilating in the media as well as dire warnings about the program facing insolvency. While people can earn a good living pushing scare stories on...
“Iran Can’t Have a Nuclear Weapon,” Says Trump. Why Not?
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain The question that nobody wants to talk about – not even Congressional opponents of Trump’s potential war against Iran – is why the Iranians can’t have a nuclear weapon if they want one. This is not discussed because...
Trump’s ‘Forever War’: USA Attacks Iran
GBU-57 MOP of the type used in the operation – Public Domain After promising during his 2024 election campaign to end the country’s quarter century of ‘forever wars’—on June 21, 2025 Trump started yet another ‘forever war’ by bombing Iran at multiple locations. He...
Global Palestine: Israel, the Palestinians, the Middle East and the World After the American Attack on Iran
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair On the evening of June 21st in Washington, the morning of June 22nd here in Jerusalem, the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, joining Israel’s more widespread assault intended to eliminate a rival for regional hegemony,...
Don’t Buy the Scare About Social Security
Image Source: US Government – Public Domain The release of the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report led to lots of hyperventilating in the media as well as dire warnings about the program facing insolvency. While people can earn a good living pushing scare stories on...
“Iran Can’t Have a Nuclear Weapon,” Says Trump. Why Not?
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain The question that nobody wants to talk about – not even Congressional opponents of Trump’s potential war against Iran – is why the Iranians can’t have a nuclear weapon if they want one. This is not discussed because...
Trump’s ‘Forever War’: USA Attacks Iran
GBU-57 MOP of the type used in the operation – Public Domain After promising during his 2024 election campaign to end the country’s quarter century of ‘forever wars’—on June 21, 2025 Trump started yet another ‘forever war’ by bombing Iran at multiple locations. He...
Global Palestine: Israel, the Palestinians, the Middle East and the World After the American Attack on Iran
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair On the evening of June 21st in Washington, the morning of June 22nd here in Jerusalem, the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, joining Israel’s more widespread assault intended to eliminate a rival for regional hegemony,...