How Mamdani Beat Murdoch
This time around, a next-generation leftist ran circles around Rupert’s wounded attack dog.
The Life and Public Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
By Edward Curtin / Original to ScheerPost In light of the news that President Trump has signed an executive order for a “plan” (as if one were needed) for the…
‘Oppenheimer,’ J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the University of California
By Tony Platt / Original to ScheerPost This is an excerpt from Tony Platt’s new book “The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley.” The…
Patrick Lawrence: Independent Journalism as It Was
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost This is an extract from Lawrence’s Journalists and Their Shadows, available now from Clarity Press, or as a pre-order from Google Books or…
Patrick Lawrence: The US Press, Spooks & the Church Committee
Nineteen fifty-three was a peculiar year for The Washington Post to question the C.I.A.’s drift into activist intrigues, writes Patrick Lawrence in this excerpt from his forthcoming book, Journalists and…
From Media Outlet to ‘Non-State Hostile Intelligence Service’
By designating WikiLeaks a spy outfit, the U.S. government has stacked the deck against Julian Assange and leveled an unprecedented threat against journalism.
Hedges: ‘The Greatest Evil is War’ Excerpt Details the Horrors of a Post-War Life
Chapter X: Wounds That Never Heal
The Call
This excerpt is from Chris Hedges' newest book, "Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison."
Hedges: Why They Hate Us
Book excerpt explores the rupturing of social bonds, despair and rage that come from being cast aside by the ruling elites and that define the deep animus of the radical…
What Patriotism Means to a Veteran of America’s Forever Wars
The following excerpt from Maj. Danny Sjursen’s new book, “Patriotic Dissent” is printed with permission from Heyday Books and is available for purchase on their site. Patriotism is one of…
Gift Idea: A Book That Explains Trump to Your Kids
A cute yet educational counterpoint to the intolerance and cruelty coming down from the top.
‘Nobody Left’ : Empathy for the Devil
Can anybody truly be classified as evil or heroic?
‘Nobody Left’ : We Are Not Alone
Why does celebrity figure so prominently in what we’re collectively willing to classify as wisdom?
‘Nobody Left’: Pay Some Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
The renowned political cartoonist sets out to ask the burning question: Is nobody LEFT any more?
How Trump Stole 2020: The Hunt for America’s Vanished Voters
Racist voter roll purges of the kind done in Georgia two years ago are a fundamental threat to democracy.