If the US Wants to Help Ukraine, It Must First Condemn Israel
The annexation of parts of Ukraine by Russia’s Vladimir Putin that Mr. Zelensky and the Biden administration decried is no different from the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights.
California’s Lost History of Lynching Latinos in LA More Than 100 Years Ago
By Victoria Valenzuela / L.A. TACO This article was originally published in L.A. TACO, a James Beard Award-Winning local food publication. Not far from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles,…
Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Charges That Could Prevent Trump From Running Again
For the first time in history, a committee of Congress recommended to the DOJ that it prosecute a former U.S. president.
Pentagon Blows Deadline to Explain US Role in Nigerian Airstrike That Killed 160 Civilians
One human rights campaigner said the military's failure to provide a timely response to Democratic lawmakers' questions "does not bode well for the U.S. government's expressed commitment to transparency and…
Incarcerated Organizers Who Won Their Freedom Now Facing Deportation
After decades in prison, they were paroled and organized for immigrant rights. Pardons would prevent their deportation.
Zelensky Meets With Biden and Addresses Congress in DC Visit
The Ukrainian leader told Congress Ukraine doesn't have 'enough' artillery.
US Veterans Call for Holiday Truce, Ceasefire and Negotiations to End War in Ukraine
We want urgent, good-faith diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, not more U.S. weapons, advisors, and endless war.
The Road to De-Dollarisation Will Run Through Saudi Arabia
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 9 December, China’s President Xi Jinping met with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia…
The Year of the Botched Execution
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch There was never anything going for it, except political mileage and the desire for crude retribution. The putting to death of another human being by…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Twitter Files?
Just because the mainstream media decided to ignore them doesn’t mean the files aren’t newsworthy—or important.
A Year of Record-Breaking Global Displacement
This year’s staggering global displacement crisis calls for immigration policies that reflect our humanity, not cruelty.
Liz Theoharis: The Sleeping Giant of American Life
At a grassroots level, those disturbed by a changing America might begin to respond and create a new kind of democracy.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Abolish the Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
Merrick Garland’s recent memo was an important first step, but only Congress can fully end the sentencing disparities.
‘I Did Not Know I Had a Voice’
Without federal labor protections, domestic workers seek legal rights through cities and states.
Patrick Lawrence: Between Myth and History
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Patrick Lawrence delivered the following remarks, based on his book Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century, before the Committee for the…