Nathaniel St. Clair
@natstclair.bsky.social
Editor at CounterPunch.org.
“I had a definite sense of somehow being a passenger in an evil vehicle cruising through Paradise.” - Sam Shepard
“I had a definite sense of somehow being a passenger in an evil vehicle cruising through Paradise.” - Sam Shepard
How student loans became America’s financial catastrophe.
How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe
With the student debt crisis spiraling out of control, some media outlets have called it a “national emergency.” Outpacing most other borrowings by consumers, Americans who owed federal student loans ...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
How student loans became America’s financial catastrophe.
Nepal’s Gen-Z uprising is about jobs, dignity—and a broken development model.
Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising is About Jobs, Dignity—and a Broken Development Model
Kathmandu is on edge not because of “apps,” but because a generation raised on the promise of democracy and mobility has collided with an economy and
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September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Nepal’s Gen-Z uprising is about jobs, dignity—and a broken development model.
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"In those first days of the onslaught, it wasn’t yet clear that wiping out Gaza’s entire healthcare system could conceivably be part of the Israeli plan...And that, of course, would be the narrative that Israeli authorities would continue to push.."
September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"In those first days of the onslaught, it wasn’t yet clear that wiping out Gaza’s entire healthcare system could conceivably be part of the Israeli plan...And that, of course, would be the narrative that Israeli authorities would continue to push.."
A glaring gap exists in our collective memory of World War II—a war we call “global,” yet one where the role of the fourth allied victor, China, is consistently sidelined.
A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WWII
As China prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism on September 3, 2025, global attention turns to Beijing’s military parade.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A glaring gap exists in our collective memory of World War II—a war we call “global,” yet one where the role of the fourth allied victor, China, is consistently sidelined.
The killing of 7 Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on Aug 10 and 5 more on the 25th has prompted verbal condemnations, yet little to no substantive action. This has become the predictable and horrifying trajectory of the international community’s response to the Israeli genocide.
The War on Truth: Why Palestinian Journalists Are Being Systematically Erased
The killing of seven Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on August 10 and five more on August 25 has prompted verbal condemnations, yet has inspired little to no substantive action. This...
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August 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The killing of 7 Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza on Aug 10 and 5 more on the 25th has prompted verbal condemnations, yet little to no substantive action. This has become the predictable and horrifying trajectory of the international community’s response to the Israeli genocide.
GDP grew at a 1.2 percent annual rate in the first half of the year — that is down sharply from its 2.5 percent rate in 2024. It is not hard to identify the culprits:
Quick Thoughts on the Economy: Slowing Growth Until the Stock Market Crash
GDP grew at a 1.2 percent annual rate in the first half of the year — that is down sharply from its 2.5 percent rate in 2024. It is not hard to identify
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August 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
GDP grew at a 1.2 percent annual rate in the first half of the year — that is down sharply from its 2.5 percent rate in 2024. It is not hard to identify the culprits:
The real Gaza death roll is impossible to know today, but the minimum isn’t.
The Real Gaza Death Toll is Impossible to Know Today, But the Minimum Isn’t
The problem with leaving this sentiment at “we have no idea how many people have been killed” is that we do have a very clear idea of the minimum, based on the most rigorous, detailed analyses that st...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The real Gaza death roll is impossible to know today, but the minimum isn’t.
It will take national single payer to save rural hospitals.
It Will Take National Single Payer to Save Rural Hospitals
After 30 years of service to a rural Nebraska community, the Curtis Medical Center will close. Troy Bruntz, CEO of Community Hospital which owns the
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August 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It will take national single payer to save rural hospitals.
Mamdani’s opponents are clearly counting on the candidate’s steadfast criticism of Israel and his passionate support for the victims of the genocide in Gaza to drive away Jewish voters. But it’s simply not happening.
Debunking the Myths About Mamdani's Candidacy
Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable campaign for New York mayor has left the Democratic party deeply divided. Moderates and conservatives like James Carville and
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August 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mamdani’s opponents are clearly counting on the candidate’s steadfast criticism of Israel and his passionate support for the victims of the genocide in Gaza to drive away Jewish voters. But it’s simply not happening.
After sealing Gaza off from international reporters and blocking the world’s eyes from its genocide, Israel has moved to the next phase of its blackout strategy: hunting down Palestinian journalists inside Gaza.
The Killing of Journalists in Gaza: Israel’s War on the Soul of Humanity
After sealing Gaza off from international reporters and blocking the world’s eyes from its genocide, Israel has moved to the next phase of its blackout strategy: hunting down Palestinian journalists i...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
After sealing Gaza off from international reporters and blocking the world’s eyes from its genocide, Israel has moved to the next phase of its blackout strategy: hunting down Palestinian journalists inside Gaza.
Since Oct 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 230 Palestinian media workers, the highest number killed in any world conflict.
The Killing of Journalists in Gaza: Israel’s War on the Soul of Humanity
After sealing Gaza off from international reporters and blocking the world’s eyes from its genocide, Israel has moved to the next phase of its blackout strategy: hunting down Palestinian journalists inside Gaza. The goal is obvious: silence the last independent witnesses so that the genocide and starvation of an entire people proceed unseen, unrecorded, and unchecked by the global community.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Since Oct 7, 2023, Israel has killed more than 230 Palestinian media workers, the highest number killed in any world conflict.
A typical AI data center uses as much power as 100,000 households right now, but the largest centers currently being constructed will consume 20 times that amount.
The Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of modern society, revolutionizing industries, enhancing daily life, and driving economic growth. From virtual assistants to advanced data anal...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A typical AI data center uses as much power as 100,000 households right now, but the largest centers currently being constructed will consume 20 times that amount.
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An extremely important essay by @wsolol.bsky.social on the NYT's favorite genocide denier. www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/25/b...
The New York Times' Bret Stephens, Genocide Denier
In a July 22 essay that is extraordinary even for someone as morally odious as he is, the New York Times columnist and Israeli propagandist Bret Stephens writes that Israel is not committing genocide ...
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July 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An extremely important essay by @wsolol.bsky.social on the NYT's favorite genocide denier. www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/25/b...
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Newsletter: This is the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble: genAI is nothing like Uber or Amazon Web Services, there are no profitable genAI companies, agents do not and cannot exist, there is no AI SaaS story, and everything rides - and dies - on selling GPUs.
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The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble
Hey! Before we go any further — if you want to support my work, please sign up for the premium version of Where’s Your Ed At, it’s a $7-a-month (or $70-a-year) paid product where every week you get a ...
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July 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Newsletter: This is the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble: genAI is nothing like Uber or Amazon Web Services, there are no profitable genAI companies, agents do not and cannot exist, there is no AI SaaS story, and everything rides - and dies - on selling GPUs.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...
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I get this instinct but based on years of evidence it has just reinforced the idea that immigration is about public safety (a lie) rather than about labor and seeking refuge. Instead of arguing on their terms it's much more effective to do what Mamdani did when Trump threatened to denaturalize him..
But not saying that allows the public to erroneously believe, as Trump claims, that ICE is going after immigrants in gangs, convicted of violent crimes, etc.
Moreover, "criminals deserve due process" is constitutionally correct but unlikely to change minds. "These people aren't criminals" might.
Moreover, "criminals deserve due process" is constitutionally correct but unlikely to change minds. "These people aren't criminals" might.
repeating “ICE aren’t going after criminals like Trump said they would” is a fantastic triple threat of propaganda: it affirms arguments about immigrants as public safety or national security threats, shoring up arguments plenty of Dems parrot, even as it purports to defend some “good” immigrants
July 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I get this instinct but based on years of evidence it has just reinforced the idea that immigration is about public safety (a lie) rather than about labor and seeking refuge. Instead of arguing on their terms it's much more effective to do what Mamdani did when Trump threatened to denaturalize him..
Closing nuclear reactors means big improvements for local infant health.
Closing Nuclear Reactors Means Big Improvements in Local Infant Health
Not long ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry was in freefall. Only two reactors had been ordered since 1978, meaning the existing reactors were aging. Old mechanical parts require costly maintenance;...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Closing nuclear reactors means big improvements for local infant health.
In central Texas, the intensity of extreme rainfall events has increased by 19% since 1985.
Roaming Charges: Heckuva Job, Puppy Slayer!
While offering his “thoughts and prayers” for the families of those drowned in the Texas floods, JD Vance referred to the killer torrents that swept away more than 100 people, including dozens of chil...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In central Texas, the intensity of extreme rainfall events has increased by 19% since 1985.
Ann Coulter wants to kill Native Americans (so do some on the Left) by @joshuafrank.bsky.social
Ann Coulter Wants to Kill Native Americans (So Do Some on the Left)
The live music had come to an end, and my friend Janene Yazzie, an organizer with the NDN Collective, looked up from her phone in disgust, horrified by what she had just read. Someone wished her peop...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ann Coulter wants to kill Native Americans (so do some on the Left) by @joshuafrank.bsky.social
Trump’s moves have less to do with policy than power. And his use of ICE raids is the same... The chaos is the point. Having an entire nation hanging on his every word, on his ability to call off ICE raids one day and resume them the next, is what feeds his power.
What it Will Take to Stop Trump’s ICE Raids
Donald Trump is not the first president to unleash the terror of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on immigrant communities across the
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June 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump’s moves have less to do with policy than power. And his use of ICE raids is the same... The chaos is the point. Having an entire nation hanging on his every word, on his ability to call off ICE raids one day and resume them the next, is what feeds his power.
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"NO SLEEP FOR ICE" - the campaign to keep the Gestapo thugs up at night. A video report.
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"No Sleep for ICE"
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June 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"NO SLEEP FOR ICE" - the campaign to keep the Gestapo thugs up at night. A video report.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKZ...
The gap between corporate profits and workers’ wages has never been greater.
The US Dual Economy: Trending Toward the Periphery
Over the past forty-five years the United States has experienced deepening economic divisions between the rich and poor. The effects of this division are
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May 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The gap between corporate profits and workers’ wages has never been greater.
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Why lie, when you know the lie will be exposed as soon as you tell it? Because the lie is the point. The more blatant the lie, the more likely it will be repeated every time it is refuted. Repeat it enough and the libel, no matter how vile, will stick.
Roaming Charges: White Lies About White Genocide
White genocide? There were 27,621 murders in South Africa in 2023, more than 80 percent of them young, black males, who were poor or unemployed. During that same year, there were a total of 49 people ...
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May 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why lie, when you know the lie will be exposed as soon as you tell it? Because the lie is the point. The more blatant the lie, the more likely it will be repeated every time it is refuted. Repeat it enough and the libel, no matter how vile, will stick.
I just finished this beast of a book, so I blurted out some thoughts about it.
Reading Ramble: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño.
Reading Ramble: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
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May 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I just finished this beast of a book, so I blurted out some thoughts about it.
Let's take a hike to the top of one of the largest rocks in North America:
A Hike to The Top of Beacon Rock
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March 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Let's take a hike to the top of one of the largest rocks in North America: