World War Trump
In the Trumpian Age, Every Accusation Is Also a Confession Nick Turse Tom Dispatch “It’s got no anything,” President Donald Trump said of Somalia in a recent xenophobic rant. “All…
Ron Kovic: From Vietnam’s Horror to a Lifelong Fight Against the Madness of War
Joshua Scheer Ron Kovic’s life is more than a story about Vietnam — it is a brutal indictment of the machinery of war itself. A young man raised on Hollywood…
The President of Peace Makes War on the Planet
Tom Engelhardt TomDispatch Hey, I always suspected that Donald Trump and I, having both grown up in New York City in the 1950s and early 1960s, had something in common.…
Pete Hegseth “War Crimes Secretary” Called Out
ScheerPost Staff As the Trump administration’s war on Iran spirals deeper into civilian bloodshed and media complicity, activists with CODEPINK are demanding answers that Washington and corporate media seem determined…
While Pentagon Spends Billions on War, Military Families Say They’re Getting Short-Changed
Marcus Baram for Capital & Main On April 21, nearly two months into the Iran war, the Pentagon unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget request that promised to bolster services for…
The Children Who Learn War Before They Learn The World
Noorudeen Veetykadan for Global Vocies It was the end of 2023 when images from Gaza began to fill our television screens. I found myself returning to them again and again:…
Jiang Xueqin: “We Are Already in World War 3”
In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to…
“Can’t Afford Daycare or Healthcare — But Hegseth Swears a $1.5 Trillion War Budget ‘Puts Taxpayers First’”
Joshua Scheer U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ignited a firestorm of ridicule Thursday after releasing a video praising President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget as a fiscally responsible…
I Served My Country, But It’s Leaving Me High and Dry
The social safety net is frayed and full of red tape. But we learned during the pandemic that it doesn’t have to be. James Lee OtherWords Take it from a…
American “Micro-Militarism: Or How Defeat in the Iran War Will Accelerate American Global Decline
Alfred McCoy Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens…
Iran Survives Terrorist War And Emerges A Major Power Broker
Tim Anderson for Black Agenda Report. Tim Anderson tours Iran during the US-Israeli war, showing different scenes from the terrorist targeting of civilians. He contends Iran has emerged with greater…
Biden Official: Biden Was Preparing To Bomb Iran If Re-Elected
These moves were planned years in advance, and would have been rolled out regardless of what impotent meat puppet happened to be wheeled into office in January 2025. Caitlin Johnstone…
US Mining Plan Will Sacrifice Mexico’s Environment for Weapons and Tech
A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and environmental impacts. Tamara Pearson for Truthout he U.S. and Mexico have established a mining agreement…
With 38,000+ Dead, Women and Girls Make Up Over Half of Those Killed in Israel’s US-Backed War on Gaza: UN
“Not a single combatant among them,” said one human rights activist. “Further confirmation that over 90% of the victims are innocent civilians.” Brad Reed for Common Dreams Israel’s yearslong assault…
Seven Democrats Side With Republicans to Keep Weapons Flowing to Israel as War Expands
Joshua Scheer In a vote that cuts straight through the carefully managed language of Washington diplomacy, seven Senate Democrats broke with much of their party and joined Republicans to block…