‘If I Was To Be Buried, I Would Want That on My Stone’
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble Norman Lear, who died this week at the age of 101, visited the KCRW studio…
‘If I Must Die, Let It Be a Tale’: A Tribute to Refaat Alareer
“I am going to use that marker to throw it at the Israeli soldiers, even if that is the last thing that I do,” Refaat Alareer vowed in one of…
Norman Lear: Remembering a True Legend in American History
Editor’s Note: It is with profound sadness that ScheerPost acknowledges the passing of Norman Lear. A visionary who boldly reshaped television, Lear courageously elevated the medium from mere entertainment to…
Eulogy for My Father, Daniel Ellsberg
In the final days, his joy and gratitude were based on the hope that others would carry on the effort for a better, more peaceful future. I pray that his…
[Rewind]: Dianne Feinstein’s Claim to a Profile in Courage
The late senator's courage in exposing the torture program was on full display in this Hollywood thriller.
Newton Minow and the Public Interest
By Mark Lloyd / Original to ScheerPost Newton N. Minow, President John F. Kennedy’s first appointed Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), died May 6, 2023. If one “herald”…
Glenn Greenwald: Reflections on Family Health Crisis
ScheerPost is deeply saddened by the news of David Miranda’s passing and we offer our heartfelt condolences to Glenn Greenwald and his family. In remembrance of David, we are publishing…
[Rewind] Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America’s Obscene Wealth
Prisoner-turned-journalist Eddie Conway talked about how the immorally cheap labor of those caught in the prison industrial complex is the shame of the U.S. economy.
‘The Government Killed Him’: A Tribute to Activist and Programmer Aaron Swartz 10 Years After His Death
As a computer programmer, Swartz changed the internet forever and fiercely fought against the privatization of knowledge. The federal government persecuted him for it until his death by suicide in…
Vivienne Westwood: Activism and the Godmother of Punk
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch There was the punk scene, Malcolm McLaren, their racy clothes shop at 430 King’s Road that started out as Let it Rock, the creation of…
Herman Daly: An Economist Who Future Economists—and Societies—Will Dare Not Ignore
Without greater equality, Herman Daly helped us understand, our environment has no real shot at renewal.
Chris Hedges: Death of an Oracle
We have very few oracles. The loss of the poet Gerald Stern means we have one less.
Remembering Kevin Zeese, Tireless Fighter for Our Democracy
Late activist was for decades on the frontlines of the struggle for peace and justice.