Andrew Levine writes that Obama has gone from contempt to the contempible!!

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NEWS UPDATE

6-7-2014

Washington's Iron Curtain in Ukraine   Diana Johnstone on how the U.S. is tightening its grip on Western Europe. Obama's Boundless Contempt   Andrew Levine writes that Obama has gone from contempt to the contempible. The Durability of Ukrainian Fascism   Peter Lee examines the new Fascism: an "Ism" for the 21st Century. Overcoming the Global Order Gilbert Mercier on oppression, fear and paranoia. Repackaging Mass Incarceration   James Kilgore argues that mass incarceration has become a fundamental part of how the U.S. addresses race, crime, poverty, gender and inequality. The Enemy Within   Andre Vltchek says beware of kicking the dragon and the bear! Democracy is Not Enough   From the archives: Alexander Cockburn writes on the meaning of Tiananmen Square. America's Deadened Conscience   Paul Atwood analyzes the scapegoating of Bowe Bergdahl.    Exclusively in the New Print Issue of CounterPunch   Inside the new issue of CounterPunch magazine: GREETINGS FROM THE NEW COLD WAR! Patrick Smith places the Ukrainian crisis in historical and political context; Yvette Carnell profiles the strange career of Obama's Pitbull, Rev. Al Sharpton; David Macaray explores the job-killing history of US trade pacts; Ron Jacobs assays the political resumé of that Prophet of False Hope Bernie Sanders; Kim Nicolini surveys the rock documentaries of DA Pennebaker; JoAnn Wypijewski investigates fatal encounters between police and motorists; Mike Whitney details how Obama made a bad economy worse; Kristin Kolb offers a meditation on water, the Northwest and cancer; Chris Floyd on why some girls are more precious than others; and Jeffrey St. Clair on the Death Penalty and the American Mind.    While supplies last, this bumper sticker is FREE with all CounterPunch book or t-shirt orders!    Quote of the Day "The First Law of Journalism: to confirm existing prejudice, rather than contradict it." - Alexander Cockburn Today in History, 1892 Homer Plessy was arrested for his refusal to move from a whites-only seat on a train. This led to the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision.    Video of the Day  Alexander Cockburn interviewed by Tao Ruspoli