US Refuses to Assure UK Judges That Assange Won’t Be Executed If He’s Extradited
UK law prohibits extradition to a country that may impose capital punishment.
World Court Hearing on Legality of Israeli Occupation Ends Following Week of Testimony
Over 50 nations presented testimony to the ICJ on the legality of the Israeli occupation, with the majority offering stirring arguments for Israeli accountability and justice for the Palestinians. An…
Texas Executes Ivan Cantu Despite Doubts of His Guilt
Faith leaders and jurors from the original trial launched a public campaign to reconsider recanted testimony in Cantu’s case. Texas courts declined.
Worthy vs. Unworthy Victims: Study Reveals Media’s Selective Coverage of Navalny and Lira
The New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News, Fox News and CNN collectively ran 731 segments on the late Alexey Navalny between February 16 and February 22, compared to just…
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 144: Israel and Hamas Contradict Biden Claim That Gaza Ceasefire Is Close
A proposed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is reported to include a temporary 40-day truce, the release of 40 Israeli captives in return for 400 Palestinian prisoners, and the…
Women Speaking Up About Sexual Abuse Behind Bars Face Retaliation in California
Despite highly publicized arrests and promises of change, sexual abuse and retaliation continue at the prison in Dublin.
The October 7th America Has Forgotten: And the War Deaths We No Longer Protest (or Even Think About)
Andrea Mazzarino compares American reactions to the present nightmare in Israel and Gaza to those about our own never-ending global wars.
Thank You for Dying for My Sins: For Nhất Chi Mai and Aaron Bushnell
By Erik Wennermark / Original to ScheerPost “There is nothing more painful than burning oneself. To say something while experiencing this kind of pain is to say it with utmost…
Israeli Officials Downplay Prospect of New Hostage Deal With Hamas
Netanyahu is complicating negotiations by adding a new demand
A Year After Roe: College Student in Texas Was Denied an Abortion Even Though Ectopic Pregnancy Was Killing Her
The case is yet another example of how Texas’s “life-saving” abortion exception has been ignored.
When Migrant Children Disappear, Many Cases Remain Unsolved
Thousands of migrant children disappear every year. Meanwhile, the local authorities trying to find them aren’t getting the necessary help from the federal government.
‘I Will No Longer be Complicit in Genocide’: U.S. Soldier Dies of Self-Immolation in Protest of War on Gaza
Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old soldier in the United States Air Force, died on Sunday after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC in protest of Israel's…
Whitney Webb: Manufacturing Consent — The Border Fiasco and the “Smart Wall”
The political response to the crisis at the southern border continues to advance the bipartisan “smart wall,” having been backed by Trump and Biden alike. This bipartisan consensus reaches far…
What Is It About Black History That Frightens the Hell Out of the Far Right?
Scholar Molefi Kete Asante discusses the radical origins of Black History Month and how it confronts cultural hegemony.
‘If This Isn’t Genocide, I Don’t Know What Is,’ Says Lula of Israeli Attack on Gaza
"What the Israeli government is doing to the Palestinian people is not war," said the President of Brazil. "It's not soldiers who are dying, but women and children who are…