Mark Fiore: Exceptions to American Exceptionalism
A nation that can’t even provide safe drinking water for its people can’t fly the banner of “exceptionalism” for too long. Thanks to a dangerous mixture of systemic racism, tax…
Chris Hedges: Monarchs Belong in the Dustbin of History
No institution helps obscure the crimes of empire and buttress class rule and white supremacy as effectively as the British monarchy.
The President Gets an “F” in American History
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost For 35 years I taught high school classes in politics, economics and American history. And for 35 years I struggled against a mythological…
Patrick Lawrence: “The Narrative Is Coming Apart”
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost “In total, more than a thousand square kilometers of the territory of Ukraine have been liberated since the beginning of September,” Volodymyr Zelensky…
Declassify the Documents From Trump’s Basement
By Leonard Goodman / Original to ScheerPost Whatever your feelings about former President Trump, there are reasons to be skeptical when government officials say it was necessary to raid his…
Ukraine and the Triumph of Militarism
"What is saying about liberals who once protested the Iraq invasion now supporting U.S. proxy warfare in Ukraine is broadly true, including throughout the Bernie Sanders/AOC “progressive” wing of the…
The Queen and Her Legacy: 21st Century Britain Has Never Looked So Medieval
In this moment there is no public room for ambivalence or indifference, for reticence, for critical thinking...The British establishment expects every man, woman, and child to do their duty by…
Putin Sees Future With Asia and Claims Western Economic Decline in New Speech
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Putin addressed Western sanctions, Russia’s growing relationship with Asia and an update on Ukraine.
Zelensky Rings New York Stock Exchange Bell as Euro Dips Below Dollar
As the Ukraine proxy war triggers economic crisis across the West. Zelensky kicks off a campaign inviting foreign investors to plunder his country while he crushes the labor rights of…
LA Ended a Zero-bail COVID Rule, and Now the Jail Population Is Growing
In June, a judge ended an emergency order to slow the spread of COVID-19 in LA’s jails, enraging civil-rights advocates.
John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works
Having soaked for 82 years in a deep bath of righteousness that is the official version of the last world war, isn’t it time those who are meant to keep…
US Announces $2.8 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine, Allies in the Region
Blinken announced $2.2 billion during an unannounced visit to Kyiv.
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Mikhail Gorbachev’s Legacy Was Squandered. Now We’re All Paying the Price.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation, remembers the Russian leader—whom she called a friend—as a committed pro-peace thinker, on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence."
How to Respond to Common Misconceptions in the US About Ukraine
By Marcy Winograd / World BEYOND War As the war in Ukraine drags on, advocates for negotiation, not escalation are often met with resistance from those who repeat claims spun…
Top 10 Reasons Sweden and Finland Will Regret Joining NATO
By David Swanson / World BEYOND War Friendly advice to my brothers and sisters in Finland and Sweden. Ask me about these points and explain the errors of my ways…