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The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, ...

The United States government has been shut down for nearly a month, yet another indication that the political system has become deeply dysfunctional. But the shutdown is just another episode in a ...

A simplified explanation of how political systems function in society. As California highway slides toward sea, the fix will ...

In conversation with KPBS, journalist Osita Nwanevu argues that the United States is not a true democracy and needs to ...

Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day political debates, has become essentially ...

Since the U.S. Customhouse is under review for "possible disposition," I propose a new use for the building, which was designed under the watchful eye of federal architect Ammi B. Young. It is a ...

So, here we are on the precipice. Not just CounterPunch, but the country, even the 30% who refuse to believe it. Indeed, we may well be off the precipice, suspended in air above the chasm, like Wile E ...

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged warring Afghan sides to seize the opportunity to strike a peace deal at ...

We asked readers whether young Americans today can still have a better life than their parents. They responded with stories ...