An American Anthem: A Declaration for the Republic at 250 Years
An American Anthem: Beware The Impostures of Pretended Patriotism Ron Kovic, Author of “Born on the Fourth of July” For Alex Pretti and Renee Good “You can cut all the…
The Heat Is the Story—Climate Change Is the Cause
As extreme heat forces Fourth of July and America 250 celebrations to cancel or scale back across the country, the real story isn’t the weather—it’s the accelerating climate crisis reshaping…
From Vietnam to Today: Ron Kovic on War, Peace and Never Giving Up
Joshua Scheer More than fifty-five years after they first met during an anti-Vietnam War march in Los Angeles, Robert Scheer and Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic reunite for a deeply personal…
Born on the Fourth of July: Celebrating Ron Kovic’s Enduring Legacy
Joshua Scheer As we celebrate the Fourth of July with a conversation between our publisher and namesake, Robert Scheer, and the remarkable Ron Kovic, it is worth revisiting Born on…
Requiem for America on the Fourth of July
Chris Hedges ScheerPost Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations the ideological cover…
More U.S. Troops Are Refusing to Fight—and Reviving a Tradition of Patriotic Dissent
Joshua Scheer As Americans mark the Fourth of July with official celebrations of military power and national triumph, another vision of patriotism is emerging from those who have worn the…
Return Venezuela’s Stolen Wealth For Full Quake Recovery
Jill Clark-Gollub, Popular Resistance. In the wake of devastating earthquakes, and for a full recovery, “It is time to return to Venezuela what rightfully belongs to Venezuela.” SanctionsKill/Americas Without Sanctions…
Trump’s Mount Rushmore: Nationalism, Anti-Communism, and a Familiar Authoritarian Script
Joshua Scheer President Donald Trump kicked off America’s 250th Independence Day celebrations with a speech at Mount Rushmore that centered on patriotism, anti-communism, and the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking beneath…
Vijay Prashad: When Children Are the Target
Vijay Prashad Z Network The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel has released one of the most devastating reports…
Gerald Horne On The Real Story Of American Independence
Elias Isquith, Black Agenda Report. White supremacy and slavery. It’s time to revisit America’s heroic creation myth and what really happened in 1776, author-historian tells Salon. With a sweeping and…
Caitlin Johnstone: Trump’s ‘Commie’ Freakout
The U.S. president is inventing fictional monsters to fight as he tries to prevent massive losses in the midterms. Caitlin Johnstone As self-styled “democratic socialists” make some advancements in blue…
America at 250: Rethinking Independence and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Joshua Scheer As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, politicians from across the political spectrum are invoking the familiar language of freedom, democracy and…
At 250, American Democracy is Under Siege
Mitchell Zimmerman Otherwords This Fourth of July marks the 250th birthday of a new kind of nation state — based not on ancestral ties to a land or on the…
History Continues to Serve Foreign Policy: Why Israel Finally Recognized the Armenian Genocide
Yakov M. Rabkin The Israeli government recognized the deaths of one and a half million Armenians during World War I as genocide for political reasons, and Armenia is not even…
Venezuela: Beacon Of Solidarity
Maria Paez Victor, Popular Resistance. Venezuela experienced a devastating natural catastrophe that was unpredictable as it was unusual. The nation also became a beacon of national unity and international solidarity.…
Climate Activists Take On A New Foe: Data Centers
Kate Yoder, People’s World. Amid the many political casualties of 2025 — mass federal layoffs, shuttered agencies, and clean energy spending cuts — the passing of one of the last…