Matt Taibbi: Why “Securing Democracy” Will Be Taught in Journalism Schools
Haters gonna hate, but Glenn Greenwald's latest is a field guide to bringing home (another) scoop of a lifetime.
Standing with Women Water Protectors
The Ojibwe, who are fighting a massive assault on their ancestral territory, are on tenterhooks waiting for a White House decision that could forever change their lands and lives.
Lee Camp: The CIA Has Been Taking Over for Decades—Even Former Presidents Tried to Warn Us
If you're looking for proof the CIA and the whole cavalcade of other intelligence agencies working with them have gotten too big, look no further than the DNI's latest report.
Melina Abdullah: ‘When We Fight, We Win’
As the jury was deliberating its verdict in George Floyd’s murder by former police officer Derek Chauvin, BLM co-founder Melina Abdullah spoke with Robert Scheer about the movement’s enormous impact…
Glenn Greenwald: What Americans Must Urgently Learn from Brazil
Chris Hedges talks to the journalist Glenn Greenwald on this week’s “On Contact” about his reporting exposing the corruption among Brazil’s political, judicial and economic elite. Greenwald was able to…
The Director of National Intelligence’s Hypocritical Annual Threat Assessment
DNI Avril Haines' Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intel Community is written in classic DC-establishment-ese but leaves room for plenty of policy indecency.
What the U.S. Could’ve Done With the $2 Trillion Spent on the Afghanistan War
Rather than leave 240,000 people dead, the U.S. could have greened half its electrical grid--for starters.
Hedges: The Unraveling of the American Empire
US leadership has stumbled from one military debacle to another, a trajectory mirroring the sad finales of other historical imperial powers.
The Extraordinary Rendition of Japanese Latin Americans During World War II
During the war, the U.S. government orchestrated the mass abduction of more than 6,000 Japanese, Germans, Italians, and Jews with the collaboration of 18 Latin American countries and interned them…
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Jonathan Taplin: Capitalism Killed the Rock-and-Roll Star
The music industry veteran joins Robert Scheer to discuss his new memoir about the time he spent among rock-and-roll royalty like Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin.
The Fine Print on Biden’s Afghanistan Announcement
Contrary to what Joe Biden has said and corporate media has parroted, U.S. warfare in Afghanistan is set to continue well beyond September 11, 2021.
Joe Biden Is No “Radical” Progressive Hero
The press is building an image of a "radical" progressive hero, while reality looks like the same corporate Democrat.
‘Scheer Intelligence’ Interview With Janet Yang Wins NAEJ Award
"The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis," a prescient episode of veteran journalist Robert Scheer's podcast which features Hollywood powerhouse Janet Yang, has received a…
Book Review: Driving the Samburu Bride
Driving the Samburu BrideBy Diane C. Perlov Reviewed by H Patricia Hynes / Original to ScheerPost Diane Perlov’s memoir of the two years she lived among semi-nomadic people in northern…
We Should All Be Afraid of the New Cold War
2021 looks a lot like 1981—and that should scare us.