The Moral Bankruptcy of the West Can No Longer Be Ignored
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/the-moral-bankruptcy-of-the-west-can-no-longer-be-ignored/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/the-moral-bankruptcy-of-the-west-can-no-longer-be-ignored/
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The Moral Bankruptcy of the West Can No Longer Be Ignored
After months of thinly veiled threats, disregard for international law, and the brutal murder of fishermen in the Caribbean Sea, Donald Trump and Marco
Mud, Poetry and Political Imagination
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/mud-poetry-and-political-imagination/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/mud-poetry-and-political-imagination/
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Mud, Poetry and Political Imagination
The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the truth about us. Soldiers don’t. Statesmen don’t. Priests don’t. Union
Resisting Attacks on Academic Freedom / Ellen Schrecker
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/resisting-attacks-on-academic-freedom-ellen-schrecker/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/06/resisting-attacks-on-academic-freedom-ellen-schrecker/
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Resisting Attacks on Academic Freedom / Ellen Schrecker
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank welcome Ellen Schrecker to discuss the legacy of McCarthyism and the current
The United States in Venezuela and Beyond
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/the-united-states-in-venezuela-and-beyond/
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The United States in Venezuela and Beyond
About a month ago, I was worried about an awful lot of saber-rattling that was going on in the Trump administration. That rattling became a reality with
Trump’s Forest Service Wants to Log Next to Glacier National Park
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/trumps-forest-service-wants-to-log-next-to-glacier-national-park/
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Trump’s Forest Service Wants to Log Next to Glacier National Park
The Hungry Horse Ranger District on the Flathead National Forest in Montana recently announced the Moccasin Granite Project to “treat” a 67,536-acre area
The Cowardice of the Powerful: Educational Leadership in DEI
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/the-cowardice-of-the-powerful-educational-leadership-in-dei/
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The Cowardice of the Powerful: Educational Leadership in DEI
Every year my institution measures faculty productivity by requiring us to submit a report of our annual activities. This year I noticed that two sections
The Empire is Teetering! Why is There No General Strike?
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The Empire is Teetering! Why is There No General Strike?
Going downhill, like a Slinky on a staircase, the empire rolls down almost imperceptibly, until it reaches the floor and collapses in on itself. But the
The United States and Israel: Two Halves of a Toxic Whole
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/the-united-states-and-israel-two-halves-of-a-toxic-whole/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/the-united-states-and-israel-two-halves-of-a-toxic-whole/
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The United States and Israel: Two Halves of a Toxic Whole
America’s close partnership with Israel has been costly. Tel Aviv’s expansionist policies in Palestine and pursuit of military dominance over its
Another Day, Another Coup: Tawdry Addictions of the Oligarchy
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/another-day-another-coup-tawdry-addictions-of-the-oligarchy/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/another-day-another-coup-tawdry-addictions-of-the-oligarchy/
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Another Day, Another Coup: Tawdry Addictions of the Oligarchy
We definitely should not be surprised that this happened. Venezuela is known for that addictive substance, used the world over. The use of this item will
Venezuela Will Pay for Its Own Reconstruction
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/venezuela-will-pay-for-its-own-reconstruction/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/07/venezuela-will-pay-for-its-own-reconstruction/
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Venezuela Will Pay for Its Own Reconstruction
When George W. Bush and his team invaded Iraq, ostensibly about weapons of mass destruction (something like drugs with Venezuela), their claim was that
Venezuela Is the Linchpin of a Radical Left
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/venezuela-is-the-linchpin-of-a-radical-left/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/venezuela-is-the-linchpin-of-a-radical-left/
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Venezuela Is the Linchpin of a Radical Left
Palestine is the moral heart of global anti-colonial politics. It exposes the brutality of settler colonialism in its most naked form: land theft, ethnic
Threnody (for the people of Gaza)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/threnody-for-the-people-of-gaza/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/threnody-for-the-people-of-gaza/
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Threnody (for the people of Gaza)
“We have been silent witnesses of evil deeds.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer “In those years only the dead smiled, glad to be at rest.” – Anna Akhmatova
Humanitarianism is the Warmest Place to Hide
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Humanitarianism is the Warmest Place to Hide
Zohran Mamdani's promise to bring "the resurgent flame of hope" to "the January chill" as mayor of a literally frozen New York City during his January 1
Walz Pulls Out: Score Another Another One for Racism, Coupled with Democratic Party and Media Ineptitude
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Walz Pulls Out: Score Another Another One for Racism, Coupled with Democratic Party and Media Ineptitude
Simple question folks: how much money was stolen in the fraud hyped by Republicans and media clown Nick Shirley? My guess is that if we did a poll of
Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America’s Flyover Country
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/bringing-gaza-home-to-middle-americas-flyover-country/
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Bringing Gaza Home to Middle America’s Flyover Country
Will a jury in Middle America’s flyover country care enough about the genocide in Gaza to acquit 4 protesters arrested for nonviolent civil resistance?
The USA Today: a Derangement Threatening the World
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The USA Today: a Derangement Threatening the World
Hong Kong. People around the world walked into 2026 carrying a fragile hope that this year would be better than 2025 and 2024, years defined by the
Outscooped By Trump: The Strike on Nigeria’s Real Target Was Venezuela
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/08/outscooped-by-trump-the-strike-on-nigerias-real-target-was-venezuela/
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Outscooped By Trump: The Strike on Nigeria’s Real Target Was Venezuela
Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro has taught me a lesson: that if you think you have a scoop, you file it immediately, not only to get the story out first but