How to Respond to Common Misconceptions in the US About Ukraine
By Marcy Winograd / World BEYOND War As the war in Ukraine drags on, advocates for negotiation, not escalation are often met with resistance from those who repeat claims spun…
Chileans Reject New Constitution in Plebiscite, President Boric Promises New Constitutional Process
Political and social leaders across the political spectrum have called for a new constitutional convention to be convened, pointing out that the text of the proposed constitution was rejected, not…
Mark Lloyd: A Letter From Washington on Communication Policy
Choose Your Elected Representatives in Congress Wisely: They Will Determine the Future of Our Democratic Deliberation.
The Federal Reserve Is Wrong: Corporations Should Pay To Stop Inflation, Not Workers
The Federal Reserve says wages should go down to get inflation under control. What if we just stopped corporate profiteering and the lax rules that make it possible?
Biden To Ask Congress To Approve $1.1 Billion Arms Sale for Taiwan
The planned sale comes amid soaring tensions sparked by Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Here’s What’s in the Senate’s $369 Billion for Climate and Energy
The Democrats’ deal with Manchin is a climate landmark that would also boost fossil fuels.
Can Biden’s New US $600B PGII Initiative “Replace” China’s Role in Africa?
The launch of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment at the recent G7 summit is another example of the Biden Administration's relentless push to try to undermine the Chinese-led…
Did Lawmakers Finally Figure Out That Critical News Literacy is Antidote to Disinformation?
By Nolan Higdon / Project Censored In July 2022, David Keppler, writing for the Associated Press, warned that as “trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise,” and people in the U.S. are…
Ilhan Omar’s Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert
Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar’s “woke” politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman’s role in US meddling in…
Ralph Nader: Students, Campuses and Dominant Corporate Power
Students need to think about civic engagement and the corporate power over the educational institutions that the students attend.
Biden Falsely Claims US Troops Aren’t Engaged in Combat in the Middle East
The president made the claim in an op-ed on his upcoming trip to the region.
The Breakdown of Legitimacy: A Good and Necessary Thing
By Gary Leupp / CounterPunch Last December Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned whether the Supreme Court would retain its legitimacy if it overturned Roe v. Wade. “Will this institution…
Crisis in Cuba Requires End of US Blockade Now
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Friends of socialist Cuba like good news about that country. Now bad news has its use. Grief and hardship currently are such that, clearly, the…
Bernie Sanders on July 4th Mass Shooting: ‘Congress Must Do More NOW’
"Today's terrible shooting in Highland Park is the latest reminder of our nation's deadly gun violence epidemic," the Vermont senator said on Monday. "Grocery stores. Schools. Churches. Fourth of July…
U.S. Senate – From Partisan (GOP) Swamp to a Bipartisan Graveyard for Democracy
By Ralph Nader Since January 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed 412 bills (See: Congress.gov) and sent them to the Senate. Unfortunately, the Senate hasn’t acted. “What?” you…