An Xmas Gift from Hedges and Fish
Every year, Bob sends Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish into the blistering cold of the New Jersey woods to chop down a tree for the annual ScheerPost Christmas party. Please…
Ralph Nader: Democrats’ Fantasies About the 2022 Midterms Are a Delusional Danger
The National Democratic Party has to set aside the champagne and rigorously face its disastrous failures.
The Key to the Far Right’s Immense Success
John Feffer sorts out the deplorables and persuadables in this strange America and on this strange planet of ours.
Mental Health of Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Youth Is Understudied — But New Analysis Shows Kids Are in Crisis
Minnesota’s Student Survey shows high suicidal ideation and self-harm — pointing to a broader problem that needs to be studied.
News Sites Took Nearly $1 Million From Consultant Pushing Power Companies’ Agenda: Report
One climate writer said the new exposé, published by NPR and Floodlight, "pulls back the curtain on yet another insidious corporate strategy to erode the core tenets of democracy for…
The Economic Realities We Face at the End of 2022
By Richard Wolff / CounterPunch Economies around the world were shocked and damaged over the course of 2022. Global capitalism had been brewing conflicts among the major powers (the United…
Moscow Says US Policies Have Put the US and Russia on the Brink of ‘Direct Clash’
The head of NATO recently warned that the war in Ukraine could turn into a direct war between NATO and Russia.
Congress Just Passed $858 Billion Military Budget, But GOP Is Blocking $12 Billion to Fight Child Poverty
"This isn't using our taxpayer dollars wisely," said one analyst. "It's robbing programs that we need."
Matt Taibbi and Russell Brand Expose Twitter Policy
"The Twitter Files with Matt Taibbi, who has been releasing internal documents from before Elon Musk purchased Twitter. Here Matt reveals everything we need to know about these revelations."
Dangerous “Kids Online Safety Act” Does Not Belong in Must-Pass Legislation
KOSA’s latest text still contains this glaring and unconstitutional flaw at its core.
Scott Ritter: A Lexicon for Disaster
Russia seeks arms control agreements to prevent dangerous escalation. But the U.S. seeks only unilateral advantage. This risks all out conflict unless this changes.
Chris Hedges: Teaching Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago in Prison
There are many disturbing similarities between the brutality imposed on Stalin’s victims and the injustices endured by the incarcerated in federal and state prisons.
Farmworkers’ Working and Living Conditions Take a Mental Health Toll
Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population.
For Many Workers, the Holiday Season Is the Most Exploitative Time of the Year
As delivery workers support others’ holiday dreams, they urgently need support in their 2023 contract fights.
Joe Lauria: Mainstream Media Discover Twitter Censorship
The MSM were angry about Twitter suspending corporate journalists but don’t care when independent journalists critical of officialdom — including from CN — are banned.