Trump Tries to Seize a Bridge — Canada Calls His Bluff
Posted by Joshua Scheer For more reporting on this ProPublica’s new investigation exposes a story that was never really about a bridge — it was about power, pressure, and a…
“Tyrants Hate Truth”: Austin Sarat on the New War Against Academic Freedom
Welcome to Academic Freedom on Life Support, hosted by Joshua Scheer. In this episode, we speak with Austin Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at…
When a Deportation Case Falls Apart, Free Speech Is on Trial
Posted by Joshua Scheer In an era of hypercharged politics and hardened rhetoric around immigration, it is easy for individual cases to blur into abstraction. But every so often, one…
From Civil Rights to Political Retribution: Trump’s Escalating War on Harvard
Posted By Joshua Scheer What began as a civil rights probe has metastasized into a naked political shakedown, with the White House demanding up to $1 billion from Harvard while…
Does Careerism Threaten Academic Commitment and Academic Freedom?
By Austin Sarat and Leah Schmalzbauer A survey of employers released on Jan. 13 brought bad news for college students entering the workforce in 2026. Among its worrisome results, “Small…
Inside the New Epstein Files: What the Unredacted Names Reveal About America’s Ruling Class
In this second installment of our weekly deep dive into the Epstein files, Robert Scheer and media scholar Nolan Higdon unpack a wave of newly unredacted documents that expose the…
Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba
By Medea Benjamin Electric motorcycles are Cuba’s aresponse to the fuel crisis. Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke…
Killing The ‘Child Independence’ on Its 250th Birthday
Every man’s liberty is in the hands of every petty officer.
Left to Bleed: How Israeli Forces Treat the Killing of Palestinian Children as Routine
Posted by Joshua Scheer New reports have surfaced regarding a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, Jadallah Jadallah, who was shot by Israeli paratroopers in the al-Fawar (also spelled al-Faraa) refugee camp in…
Academic Freedom: Trump’s University Blackmail Results
The Trump administration has reached deals with six universities following the withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds and grants.
Caligula in the 21st Century: What the Epstein Files Reveal About U.S. Power
In this conversation, Robert Scheer and Nolan Higdon dig into the contradictions at the heart of America’s elite class — the philanthropists, technocrats and political leaders who publicly preach democracy,…
Kidnapping a President: Leonardo Flores on Trump’s War Against Venezuela
Posted by Joshua Scheer In this episode of Informed Rant, host Joshua Scheer speaks with Venezuelan‑American analyst and CodePink organizer Leonardo Flores about one of the most explosive geopolitical stories…
Freedom Under Siege: Trump’s War on Speech, Schools, and Truth
By Jim Mamer Academic freedom means that the political, religious, or philosophical beliefs of politicians, administrators, and members of the public cannot be imposed on students or faculty. Inside Higher…
Venezuela Opens Oil Sector as Washington Tightens Grip
Posted by Joshua Scher Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a sweeping overhaul of the country’s hydrocarbon law, dramatically rolling back state control over the oil industry while the Trump administration…
War, Truth, and the Cost of Denial
On today’s episode of Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer sits down once again with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern for a rare, unvarnished look at the war in Ukraine, the collapse…