Trump has accomplished something that no American president before him had managed to do.
He has stripped bare the myth of the “American Dream.” counterpunch.org/2026/03/18/404…
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The Democratic Socialist of America with 100,000 members nationally and important experience in organizing campaigns, should put itself forward as a leader of the movement against the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. counterpunch.org/2026/03/17/why…
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It is hard to describe the impact of Trump’s cruel Oil Embargo to Cuba. There has been no shipment of refined oil to Cuba since early December 2025. This means that every part of modern life has been utterly disrupted. counterpunch.org/2026/03/17/cub…
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It’s difficult to imagine a greater U.S. strategic mistake than to align itself in any fashion with Israel. counterpunch.org/2026/03/17/the…
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Trump’s rhetoric is full of bluster, but let’s not be fooled. His is a defensive imperialism, a fighting retreat, a response to the overextension of American economic and political power and the failure of capitalism to respond to the needs of humanity. counterpunch.org/2026/03/16/tru…
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Among the “antique legends” most helpful in understanding the likely outcome of the current U.S. intervention in Iran is the Suez Crisis of 1956. counterpunch.org/2026/03/16/imp…
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The timid Democrats have criticized Trump for not having a “plan,” as if having a plan would legitimize his criminal war. But they do have a plan and the plan is maximum destruction. The plan is for a spectacle of bomb-blast light shows and mass death. counterpunch.org/2026/03/16/roa…
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Wherever I go, in the supermarket, at the Post Office, in Home Depot — even in the food co-op! —there is little evidence that the US is at war with Iran, or even much awareness that it is a war that was launched by the US and Israel. counterpunch.org/2026/03/16/to-…
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Israel, that Frankenstein monster created by the US and Europeans, has been urging the US for decades to wage a destructive war against Iran. The Israelis have finally achieved their desired outcome. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/its…
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The Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute estimates that from late 2001 through FY2022, the U.S. spent or obligated $8 trillion on post-9/11 wars. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/the…
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The Trump Corollary constitutes not only an ideological and imperialist offensive against decolonial currents and multipolar tendencies in Latin America, but also a strategic project whose assault on Venezuela has broader geopolitical implications. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/the…
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Why we only hear diaspora voice who want war: counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/why…
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As Israel and the United States wage their joint war of aggression against Iran in brazen violation of international law, the MUOS ground station in Niscemi, Sicily, functions as a critical nerve centre of that criminal enterprise. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/muo…
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Kill, Lie, and Cover-Up: The Shooting of Ruben Martinez. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/kil…
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A man who cannot even pronounce the name of the Iranian general he ordered to be assassinated in 2020, or the name of the “supreme leader” of Iran whom he helped murder in 2026, finally did what Netanyahu wanted to be done: attack Iran on behalf of Israel. counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/its…
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An opinion that is as dumb as it is depraved.
Jim Cramer@jimcramer
If the infrastructure is not taken out and the money is not taken away why should Iran come to the peace table. They are taunting us with $200 oil. They do not have the cards; our military must be unleashed. Time to do what we did to Hanoi...to get them to the table
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has distinguished his first year as cabinet secretary with policies guaranteed to grant great physical and mental anguish. counterpunch.org/2026/03/12/rfk…
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Trump's attempt to use American economic dominance as a geopolitical weapon is colliding with the deeper imperatives of global capitalism. counterpunch.org/2026/03/12/tha…
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“It’s not meant to be happening here.”
Louise Starkey, an Australian influencer in Dubai posted those words to the internet in response to Iranian missiles hitting the United Arab Emirates. counterpunch.org/2026/03/12/the…
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