Counterpunch as a Neoconservative Publication
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 7:43amHere I would like to discuss Counterpunch's unprovoked publication of a piece by "Glenn Alcalay" (credited in other articles as being a professor of anthropology in New Jersey -- such a qualification!) about Ukraine, titled "No Gray Area: How Putin Wins," filled with all sorts of irrelevant, yet neoconservative, talking points.
Open Thread - Thurs 13 Jul 2023 - Economic Gloom
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 5:00amEconomic Gloom:
I was just browsing my emails the other day and came across an article in an email from Alternet. The title of the article interested me, because it seemed as though economist Robert Reich had turned... well, inside out, kinda, blaming Americans for not being more enthusiastic about our supposedly recovering economy. I'm not saying Reich's all that wonderful, but he's often better than almost all other well-known American economists...
The pundits are relaxing a bit, NATO meets, and the timelines are off.
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Wed, 07/12/2023 - 3:35pmSo pay clear attention to the story told by Alex Christoforou here: