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It’s Only a Lawn Sign (Well, Perhaps Much More)

NOVEMBER 3, 2020, CounterPunch.org With quarrels raging over disappearing campaign lawn signs, rattled American liberals may now appreciate how being ‘a minority’ feels. Desecration and theft of lawn…

Just Another Spring in Progress?

APRIL 24, 2019, Counterpunch.org My corner of New York’s Catskill Mountains is shortly due to explode in green. Today however, it’s brown, beige, russet and auburn:– a wrapping…

My Unwelcoming Spring

MARCH 30, 2016, CounterPunch.org Until I caught sight of those Merganser ducks darting up the river, I was trusting on a late winter. I admit: this lingering hope…

Christmas Eve in the City That Never Sleeps

DECEMBER 31, 2015, CounterPunch.org The city that never sleeps? Well, this Christmas Eve New York is defying that moniker. Although the metropolis may awaken after midnight, it’s presently…

McDonalds at 96th Street

NOVEMBER 23, 2015, CounterPunch.org Not to be outdone by the Eastsiders’ “92nd Street Y”, Manhattan’s Westside has its own popular cultural center: McDonalds at 96th Street. A sunny autumn day…

April: Promising and Annoying April

APRIL 8, 2015, CounterPunch.org April is a difficult month in northeastern US. By difficult, I mean it’s annoying and at the same time promising. Promising because it marks…

April: Promising and Annoying April

by Barbara Nimri Aziz April, 2015 Counterpunch.org April is a difficult month in northeastern US. By difficult, I mean it’s annoying and at the same time promising. Promising…