Author: nick

[ad_1] It’s time to follow President John F. Kennedy’s lead and uproot domestic subversion in America once and for all. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The tools are primitive, the excuses are timeless. The post Caveman NIMBY appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] This week, Egyptian journalist, blogger, photographer, and author Hossam el-Hamalawy joins CounterPunch’s Eric Draitser to discuss his new book Counter-Revolution in Egypt: Sisi’s New Republic, published by Verso. The conversation explores modern Egyptian history and how the state developed into its current form, with much of the focus on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and the events that followed. El-Hamalawy blends an analysis of Egyptian political economy, military history, sociology, and social and labor struggle with his deep knowledge of Egyptian politics, society, and culture to provide a sophisticated Marxist analysis of Egypt yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Podcast: Play…

[ad_1] Louis Brandeis believed that facts could change lives and break excessive power where it accumulated. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] This week, by a vote of 51–47, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s latest nominee for director of national intelligence (DNI). Clayton has already shown a tendency to back the president at the expense of individual liberty. His confirmation to a position with such considerable power is a poor omen. Last month, The New York Times published multiple stories about the luxury jet Trump received from the government of Qatar. The paper alleged that the plane, which is nominally intended to take the place of Air Force One, was still not secure enough to fill that role,…

[ad_1] A recent poll found an interesting blend of belief and skepticism among the general public when it comes to the ABCs: Aliens, Bigfoot, and Chupacabra. In a YouGov poll of 1,114 American adults, when asked “How likely do you think it is that each of the following beings exist?” about aliens, Bigfoot, and the chupacabra, more than half of those polled, 56%, said that aliens definitely or probably exist, while 31% expressed doubt, saying they definitely or probably do not; only 14% said they weren’t sure.Extraterrestrials are one thing, but (presumably) terrestrial cryptids didn’t fare quite so well. 28%…

[ad_1] What Does the Left Want? Take a Look at Their Absurd Platform [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Federal Reserve has served different roles at different times, but since 1977, the central bank has operated with a dual mandate handed down by Congress: Maximize employment and limit inflation. Employment isn’t much of a problem these days—the unemployment rate has trended upward a bit lately, but it isn’t setting off any alarms. Inflation, on the other hand, has been a stubborn and persistent thief of Americans’ wages and savings. The consumer price index (CPI), the most commonly used inflation measure, is up 3.5 percent over the past year. The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index, which the Federal…

[ad_1] The Trump administration has announced a renewed crusade against “far-left terrorism,” which sounds okay if you don’t know that the word “terrorism” only ever means “behavior which goes against the agendas of the western empire.” Reading by Tim Foley: The Trump administration has announced a renewed crusade against “far-left terrorism,” which sounds okay if you don’t know that the word “terrorism” only ever means “behavior which goes against the agendas of the western empire.” The United States has for example placed sanctions on UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese for calling attention to Israeli atrocities in Gaza, justifying the move by claiming the human…

[ad_1] A bill advancing in the Senate to crack down on Chinese cars could end up barring some European favorites from the U.S. market.  Last week, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee unanimously advanced the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026. If passed, the bipartisan legislation would prohibit vehicles and vehicle software and hardware “linked to China or other foreign adversaries” from being imported, sold, or manufactured in the United States, according to a bill summary. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D–Mich.), the bill’s cosponsor, described Chinese cars as “surveillance packages on wheels, with the ability to collect on American citizens…