Free Assange? Yes, But That’s Not Nearly Enough
By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch On June 17, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face 18 criminal charges: One count…
There Are Better Ways for Societies to Address Inflation Than By Hiking Interest Rates
By Richard D. Wolff / Economy for All A deafening silence defines “debates” among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today’s inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve’s raising of interest…
John Kiriakou: New York’s Prison Crisis
Rikers Island has been in the news lately, but Great Meadow Correctional Facility is even worse.
On Humiliation and the Ukraine War
Russia’s actions in the Ukraine are, to a great extent, the culmination of the numerous humiliations that the West, under American instigation, has inflicted on Russia’s rulers and the country…
Why I’m Not Rushing to Get My Six-Year-Old the COVID-19 Vaccine
Like many Americans, I have concerns about giving my six-year-old a new vaccine that was not tested on humans until last year.