Russia Says Ukraine Tried to Kill Putin in Drone Attack, Ukraine Denies Involvement
Moscow says Putin was not at the Kremlin at the time of the attack, Ukraine denies involvement.
Australian PM ‘Frustrated’ With US Over Assange
The Australian prime minister told ABC, “I share the frustration. I can’t do more than make very clear what my position is,” that a diplomatic solution to Assange’s case must…
Profiteering Against the Public Interest: Privatization of Health Care by Unitedhealth Group
By John P. Geyman / CounterPunch Privatization of public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has been proceeding rapidly in recent years with little coverage by the media of its…
The Artist Who Taught Me About Justice
In my first job after college, I was an assistant to Harry Belafonte. There was nobody better to learn from about justice and the arts.
First Republic Bank: The Second Largest Crash in History, Another Example of Bailout
First Republic Bank, holding USD 233 billion in assets, collapsed and was sold to banking giant JP Morgan Chase. First Republic is the third bank to fail in the US…
The Twenty-First Century of (Profitable) War
Not your grandfather’s military-industrial complex.
Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Fate
As a new world order takes shape before our eyes, the author, in a recent lecture, considers how Europe can best make use of its position on the eastern edge…
Quick Quiz: Mapping Militarism 2023
By David Swanson / World BEYOND War Can you test yourself with this quick quiz? A picture can be worth a trillion words — or a couple of trillion dollars…
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China’s semiconductor…
To Close All US Military Bases, We First Have to Identify Them
The global infrastructure of the American military empire must be mapped before it can be properly dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.
Media Crime Hype Helps Roll Back Reforms
Actual data about life and death in jails is not enough to move New York’s governor, but the sensationalism about crime is enough.
US Double Standards on World Press Freedom Day
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a supposed champion…
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange and World Press Freedom Day
This is a talk Chris Hedges gave in New York City at rally calling for the immediate release of Julian Assange on World Press Freedom Day.
Don’t Laugh, There Is a Policy Solution to the Problem of American Journalism
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost If we can’t figure out a way to pay local reporters then, as a country, we’re only left with that many more blind…
Now Reintroduced, The Kids Online Safety Act is Still A Huge Danger to Our Rights Online
KOSA’s burdens will affect adults, too, who will likely face hurdles to accessing legal content online as a result of the bill.