Austin Sarat ScheerPost Remember Bill Clinton’s famous verbal footwork during the investigation of his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky? When asked about whether he lied when he told…
News Desk, The Cradle. President Trump said US consumers should not complain about ‘paying more’ for gasoline due to his war on Iran. US oil reserves have fallen to the…
“He absolutely needs to be impeached, removed, and locked up,” said one progressive critic, calling the president “a completely unhinged lunatic.” Jessica Corbett Common Dreams In yet another remark that…
And it’s not even close. If anyone is wondering, I did not forget to put the Biden numbers on the graph. They are just too small to be visible next…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Todd Blanche is now Attorney General of the United States. By a vote of 50-49, the Senate confirmed him early in the morning of August 8. His…
Chris Hedges ScheerPost There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending the genocide or mechanism to creation of a…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost More than fifty years ago, New York’s Governor Nelson Rockefeller was accused of having an “edifice complex.” He pled guilty. In an appearance in September 1970 at…
By Chris Walker This article was originally published by Truthout “Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump promised in an online post. In a Truth Social post early Thursday…
Media Manipulation, Institutional Decay, and the Strategy Behind Trump’s Grip on Power Nolan Higdon Substack “I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its…
Trump’s White House runs a mob-style extortion racket that will bankrupt the country the way Trump bankrupted his casinos Chris Hedges ScheerPost I visited Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino in…
Austin Sarat When things don’t go well for President Trump, his usual response is to search for someone or something to blame. Rigged elections, weaponized prosecutions, and the deep state…
Joshua Scheer President Donald Trump calls his Gaza agreement a “major milestone” toward peace. For Palestinians living beneath Israeli aircraft and beside an ever-advancing military boundary, that triumphal language bears…
The Cradle’s N. Africa Correspondent There is a machine in the Sahara you can see from space. A conveyor belt, the longest on earth, nearly one hundred kilometers of steel…
Austin Sarat ScheerPost When the Congress of the United States appropriates funds for a particular purpose, it is the president’s job to expend those funds as directed by Congress. Seems…
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. Trump’s war on dissent. Republican-controlled House committee subpoenas BreakThrough News in effort to force outlet to turn over financial records. The Republican-controlled House Ways and Means…
