Edward Curtin “Shameless self-willed infatuationEmboldens men to dare damnation,And starts the wheels of doom which rollRelentless to their piteous goal”– Aeschylus, The Oresteian Trilogy: Agamemnon Many people are saying that…
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams Iran says it has no plans to negotiate with the US after President Donald Trump said Sunday that “the whole country is going to get…
“You cannot faithfully represent the United States with billions of dollars in Saudi and Emirati cash burning a hole in every pocket of every suit you own,” said Rep. Jamie…
Staff A fragile pause in the widening Middle East war is colliding with escalating rhetoric, conflicting claims, and continued violence on the ground. In a flurry of social media posts,…
The president and GOP House speaker wanted a 5-year extension of a despised domestic spying bill. Instead, they got just two weeks. “Now, they will have to fight in daylight…
ScheerPost Staff As Israel intensifies its bombardment of Lebanon, a group of United Nations experts is now saying plainly what much of the political class refuses to: this is not…
US soldiers have a rich history of questioning the wars they’re told to wage abroad. Sam Carliner for Truthout As President Donald Trump increasingly uses the U.S. military to carry…
Joshua Scheer Intro At a moment when political power is increasingly wrapped in spectacle, symbolism, and something closer to religious devotion than democratic accountability, this piece from ScheerPost cuts straight…
Joshua Scheer Whatever this is, it has to be reported as historic. That’s what they’ll call it—high-level talks, breakthroughs, diplomacy in motion. A U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD…
ScheerPost Staff In a moment that was supposed to signal de-escalation, the United States and Iran announced a temporary two-week ceasefire—only for it to begin unraveling almost immediately. Within hours,…
Boo. —Mephistopheles Mr Fish The Independent Ink In 1991, Woody Allen published an essay in Tikkun magazine titled “Random Reflections of a Second-Rate Mind.” In the piece, he discussed, among…
Juan Cole Informed Comment Trump announced a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, April 7, the 39th day of the Israeli-US war on Iran. He depended on Pakistani mediators and a 10-point…
ScheerPost Staff It’s All About The Oil As ordinary people paid more at the pump, fossil fuel executives were cashing out. A new analysis reported by The Wall Street Journal…
Joshua Scheer THE SICKNESS IS REAL — AND THE EMPIRE IS SHOWING ITS END: Pete Hegseth openly acknowledged that the threat to obliterate Iran’s civilian infrastructure—its power plants, bridges, and…
Negin Owliaei for Truthout Somehow, in a war already bent on turning Iran into a failed state, Donald Trump’s threats against the country have become increasingly disturbing. For days now,…
