Counterpunch
Counterpunch blog series
Stealing Democracy: Trump’s Assault on Birthright Citizenship
HENRY GIROUX JULY 10, 2026 The United States has always been divided against itself. From its founding, the promise of democracy…
The Plot to Ruin America
NICK ESTES JULY 7, 2026 Nothing encapsulates the decline of the American project quite like the optics of its 250th anniversary….
Elon Musk and the Politics of Trillionaire Fascism
HENRY GIROUX JUNE 19, 2026 You can’t have capitalism without racism. –Malcolm X Elon Musk is less an aberration than the…
The Myth of the Apolitical University: Education, Power and the Lie of Neutrality
HENRY GIROUX APRIL 24, 2026 In a time of war, resurgent authoritarianism, and an escalating assault on higher education, the language…
How This Ends: Escaping the Dark Triad
KATHLEEN WALLACE MARCH 19, 2026 We have all come across those in our lives who display the characteristics now known as…
