Chris Hedges: Our Collective Trauma is the Road to Tyranny
American society spawns trauma and this trauma expresses itself in a variety of self-destructive pathologies, including the erosion of democracy and rise of neo-fascism.
The ‘Redskins’ Name Is Never Coming Back. Get Over It
The belated backlash to the Washington Commanders’ name change has to be viewed in light of the reactionary politics roiling the country.
Matt Taibbi: Tracking Orwellian Change: New Meanings of ‘Deep State’ and ‘Working Class’
When left/liberal fixations fall out of establishment favor, they're re-christened as conservative menaces.
Does ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Manifest the Radical Center?
Seeing Oliver Anthony's roots from The Clash to Johnny Cash to Leonard Cohen to Muse and the Steve Miller Band.
Caitlin Johnstone: Disrupt The Culture Wars
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack One of the great challenges faced by westerners who oppose the political status quo today is the way the narrative managers of both mainstream factions…
Anti-Imperialist Satire and Going Against the Mainstream, with James Rehwald
By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News In this day and age, it can sometimes feel like satire is dead. This is doubly true if one turns on a television to…
Shadowy, Israel-Linked Group Attempts to Censor Pro-Palestine Spotify Artists
Alan Macleod uncovers how a shadowy pressure group linked to Israel is attempting to silence artists advocating for Palestinian liberation on Spotify.
Matt Taibbi: A Brief Note on Writing
Setting down a lifetime of this trade's tricks, one at a time.
What’s the Use of William Blake?
By Stephen F. Eisenman / CounterPunch Fire In the Museum What’s the use of William Blake? Or for that matter, what’s the use of any art and literature in an…
The Artist Who Taught Me About Justice
In my first job after college, I was an assistant to Harry Belafonte. There was nobody better to learn from about justice and the arts.
Chris Hedges: Reclaiming Our Country
This is a talk Chris Hedges gave on April 4th at the Independent National Convention in Austin, Texas.
Children of War
The War on Terror and the Battle for Young Minds.
Ukraine Prepares To Give Free Rein to Property Developers
Critics fear a new planning law will hand power to property developers and put Ukraine’s historic buildings at risk.
Vivienne Westwood: Activism and the Godmother of Punk
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch There was the punk scene, Malcolm McLaren, their racy clothes shop at 430 King’s Road that started out as Let it Rock, the creation of…