Dr. Warren Hern: Humans Are a Metastasizing Cancer Terminating Life on the Planet
Physician and anthropology scholar Dr. Warren Hern delves into some of the most upsetting aspects of human behavior as a fatal threat to all life on earth in the near…
The Chris Hedges Report: Mickey Huff & Nolan Higden on the Disappearance of Democratic Debate and Dialogue in America
By Chris Hedges Democratic debate and dialogue have all but vanished in the United States. There is widespread censorship imposed by social media platforms, private corporations about which we know…
The NFL: America’s Billion Dollar Blood Sport
By Harvey Wasserman / CounterPunch American football has always been a blood sport. It needs to change or die. Tackle must end. Flags must come. And they will. Why? Because…
Putin Orders Unilateral Ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas, Ukraine Rejects It
The ceasefire would begin at noon on Friday and last through Saturday.
Was 2022 the Year the World Turned a Corner on Climate Change?
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix After nearly half a century of delaying the shift off fossil fuels, and “with the climate crisis breaching our front door,” 2022 may…
The Inflation and Deflation Stories of Our Lifetime (and No, They’re Not the Ones You Think!)
Why are the most crucial inflationary and deflationary stories of our time, maybe of all time, often buried?
More Women Are Being Detained as Jail Populations Near Pre-COVID Levels
A look at incarceration trends shows that as jails fill back up, women are being booked at a faster rate.
Netanyahu Ushers in the Most Anti-Palestinian Government in Israel’s History
The new government will annex the West Bank, expand illegal Jewish settlements and discriminate against LGBTQ people.
US Child Care Deficit Impacts Multiple Sectors of the Country
With funds from the American Rescue Plan drying up, there are fewer workers in the child care industry, higher tuition for child care providers and fewer Americans participating in the…
101st Airborne Still Deployed in Romania Simulating War With Russia
Members of the division told CBS in October that they were prepared to enter Ukraine if given the order.
Speaker of the House Faces Political Peril From Member Deaths and Resignations—Especially With a Narrow Majority
The Congress that ended on Jan. 3, 2023, had 15 vacancies, a rate unmatched since the 1950s. If that rate continues, whoever leads the now-closely divided House will face trouble.
26 Dems in Congress Urge DOJ to Continue Moratorium on Federal Executions
The lawmakers asserted that "there are serious concerns about arbitrariness in the application of the death penalty, the disparate impact of the death penalty on people of color, and the…
Patrick Lawrence: The Sino-Russian Summit You Didn’t Read About
The New York Times coverage of the recent summit between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping misses some of its most important details, writes Patrick Lawrence.
Will the International Court of Justice Finally Condemn Israel’s Illegal Squatting in Palestine?
By Juan Cole | Informed Comment Al-Quds reports the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution entitled “Israeli Practices that affect the Human Rights of the Palestinian People…
Could Julian Assange Be Released in Two Months?
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter As the new year began, ABC Global Affairs Editor John Lyons stated during a broadcast segment that he expected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would…