{"id":2255,"date":"2025-05-12T12:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/counterpunch-magazine.html"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:56:45","slug":"counterpunch-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/counterpunch-magazine.html","title":{"rendered":"Counterpunch magazine\u2019s secret files: why do llamas hate capitalism? (and\u00a0other\u00a0questions\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0too\u00a0afraid\u00a0to\u00a0ask!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id='video-container' data-video-id='MuURjrVR17s' style='width:100%; height:auto; max-width:587px; position: relative;'>\n<div class='image-video-plugin' style='background:url(\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/MuURjrVR17s\/0.jpg\") center no-repeat; background-size: cover;'><\/div>\n<p>        <span class='youtube-play-button'><\/span><br \/>\n        <noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MuURjrVR17s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Who is behind CounterPunch?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered who\u2019s cranking the gears at CounterPunch, imagine a <b>rogue\u2019s gallery<\/b> of ink-stained rebels, caffeine-addled truth-seekers, and at least one person who probably owns a tinfoil hat collection. Founded in 1994 by the dynamic duo of <b>Jeffrey St. Clair<\/b> and the late <b>Alexander Cockburn<\/b> (think Batman and Robin, but with more typewriters and fewer capes), this outfit has always been less of a \u201cnewsroom\u201d and more of a \u201clet\u2019s-set-the-record-straight-while-drinking-strong-coffee\u201d collective.<\/p>\n<h3>The Brains (and\/or Brawn) of the Operation<\/h3>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/como-quedo-olimpia-maraton.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>;. The title should be SEO-friendly, the best possible for that keyword. It needs to be compelling, trigger clicks, spark curiosity, and have a humorous, offbeat, slightly absurdist tone. First, the main keyword is<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>St. Clair, the current editor, is the kind of guy who probably fact-checks his grocery lists. Cockburn, the fiery wordsmith who co-piloted the ship until 2012, was known for his wit sharper than a porcupine\u2019s handshake. Together, they built a platform that\u2019s less \u201crespectable institution\u201d and more \u201cliterary speakeasy\u201d \u2013 where muckraking journalists, disillusioned academics, and the occasional <b>whistleblower in pajamas<\/b> come to swap stories and shout into the void.<\/p>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/bar-standards-board.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>Bar standards board revealed: the secret cocktail of justice, giraffes in wigs and why judges secretly use rubber chickens (yes, really)<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<h3>The Extended CounterPunch Family: A Partial Roll Call<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Contributors:<\/b> A rotating cast of scribes who\u2019ve written think pieces from bunkers, yurts, and suspiciously quiet suburbs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Editors:<\/b> Masters of turning rants into readable prose while resisting the urge to reply, \u201cUh\u2026 source?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Readers:<\/b> You, probably. The kind of person who reads footnotes for fun and side-eyes mainstream headlines like they\u2019re expired milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='global-div-post-related-aib'><a href='\/news\/tax-loss-harvesting.html' class='post-related-aib'><div class='internal-div-post-related-aib'><span class='text-post-related-aib'>You may also be interested in:<\/span>&nbsp; <span class='post-title-aib'>Unlock hidden savings: the ultimate guide to tax loss harvesting strategies!<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s be clear: CounterPunch isn\u2019t run by an algorithm, a corporate overlord, or a sentient AI that\u2019s into post-modern Marxism. It\u2019s fueled by humans \u2013 flawed, opinionated, and occasionally <b>over-caffeinated<\/b> humans. Think of it as a <i>\u201cYes, AND\u2026\u201d<\/i> improv group, but instead of comedy, they\u2019re dismantling power structures. The only thing they take seriously? Not taking themselves too seriously. Mostly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is behind CounterPunch? If you\u2019ve ever wondered who\u2019s cranking the gears at CounterPunch, imagine a rogue\u2019s gallery of ink-stained rebels, caffeine-addled truth-seekers, and at least one person who probably owns a tinfoil hat collection. Founded in 1994 by the dynamic duo of Jeffrey St. Clair and the late Alexander Cockburn (think Batman and Robin,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/counterpunch-magazine.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Counterpunch magazine\u2019s secret files: why do llamas hate capitalism? (and\u00a0other\u00a0questions\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0too\u00a0afraid\u00a0to\u00a0ask!)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fotobreak.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}