Democrats and the Politics of Change

8-10-2019  [Democrats and Politics of Change]( Rob Urie: With the political season underway, the question of an effective politics is the subtext of the debates and speeches intended to motivate constituencies and movements.  [Militarized Observers]( David Price: Institutional daydreams. [Roaming Charges]( Jeffrey St. Clair: Declaring white supremacy a mental illness is a convenient way to depoliticize a murderous ideology. [Only Revolution Can Save Us]( Paul Street: Is there no limit to the lethal and authoritarian absurdity of America, land of mass gun massacres? [Iran and the Context of War]( Margot Patterson: The Trump administration’s efforts to collapse Iran’s economy can’t be divorced from the history of U.S. imperialism.  [Atomic Bombs Are Not Lifesavers]( Timothy Braatz: One shouldn’t have to state the obvious. [Can the Working Class Inherit the Earth?]( Richard Moser: The climate crisis is proof positive that the ruling class is an utter failure. [Recent Articles](  This Week on CounterPunch Radio Kelly Weber On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, host Eric Draitser interviews Kelly Weber on Trump's casual racism and violence. [Listen Today!]( Exclusively in the New Print Issue of CounterPunch [IN THIS ISSUE]( [The Democrats and the War Machine]( Paul Street on how the Democrats have abetted Trump’s aggression against Iran and Venezuela, TJ Coles on how war fuels modern slavery and Dan Glazebrook on the dismal state of Libya seven years after HRC and Obama’s coup. The Great Disappearance: John Davis on the extinction crisis. Mark Taylor on the death penalty and the mentally ill. Laura Carlsen on the political forces driving the war on drugs. Chris Floyd on impeachment. Pete Dolack on capitalism’s addiction to growth. Jeffrey St. Clair on grizzlies. Jennifer Matsui on mass surveillance and the Olympics. Elizabeth Lennard on the Venice Biennale. And much more… SIGN UP for the email version of CounterPunch magazine and save 37% What is a subscription? CounterPunch Magazine has exclusive articles for subscribers only, plus special features you can't find on our website. As an email subscriber you get discounts on books and everything else in the CounterPunch store.  [Subscribe Today!]( [Website]( [Articles]( [Magazine]( Mailing Address CounterPunch PO Box 228 Petrolia, CA 95558 Telephone 1(707) 629-3683 [About CounterPunch]( [[Facebook] ]( [[Twitter] ]( [[Pinterest] ](#) CounterPunch | P.O. Box 228, Petrolia, CA 95558 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by counterpunch@counterpunch.org in collaboration with [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](