The Oligarchy’s Ultimate Political Weapon (Video)
The oligarchy uses cynicism as a political weapon to make it seem like issues such as climate change and social justice are impossible.
Warnings from the Far North
Climate change is impacting oceans and marine life in the north, which will cause a ripple effect to the world's food chain.
A Come-to-Jesus Sermon From the Rev. Chris Hedges
During another pandemic holiday season when everyone could use a little faith, the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist talks to Robert Scheer about putting Christ back into Christmas.
Tom Engelhardt: Surviving Another Year in This Disturbed Country of Ours
Happy new year? I don’t quite think so.
A Christmas Confession: I’m Taking an Eco-Holiday From It All (and So Are My Kids)
From the global shipment of products to the use of plastic packaging, American consumerism is leaving a carbon footprint.
Chris Hedges on the Persecution of Julian Assange (Video)
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses The Trial of Julian Assange, a new book by Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
Prisoners Sue California Prison System Following Targeted Raid Against Black People
Talib Williams, an incarcerated person at Correctional Training Facility in California, is filing a lawsuit against the state prison system for a raid that targeted Black people last summer.
There Are No ‘Natural’ Disasters
One of the most deadly tornado outbreaks of the modern era can be attributed to human choices.
The Supreme Court, Abortion, and the New Dred Scott
The Mississippi decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will open up a new battle ground in abortion rights that parallels Dred Scott.
First ‘Summit for Democracy’ Should be the Last
Like in the Cold War, the US is trying to divide the world.
‘End the Filibuster and Pass Gun Reform,’ Progressives Say on Sandy Hook Anniversary
Nine years after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, progressives call for gun reform.
“Every Option Is on the Table”: U.S. Prepping for Libya-Style Intervention in Ethiopia
While many in the Horn of Africa clearly need help, the Biden administration’s idea of “help” might not be exactly what they had in mind.
It’s Time to Make Deep Cuts at the Pentagon
Retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, and historian William Astore considers a military in which the losses are all on the battlefield and the gains in Congress as well as in…
Israel is Hell-Bent on Sabotaging U.S. Nuclear Negotiations With Iran
You’d think that Israel might feel obligated not to drag the United States into another disastrous military conflict in the Middle East, this time with Iran. But no: Israel is…
‘Inexcusable’: Amazon Under Fire After Warehouse Collapse Kills at Least Six
The death of six people and the injury of one after an Amazon warehouse's partial collapse is calling Amazon's worker safety into question.