Patrick Lawrence: What Odds, as Trump Takes on the Deep State?
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost This is the second of two essays considering President Trump’s unfolding offensive against the institutions and agencies comprising the deep state — the…
‘The Culture War was Always a Proxy Economic War’ (w/ Catherine Liu)
By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report
Netanyahu Orders West Bank Escalation After Empty Buses Explode in Israel
The Pentagon wants to shift spending to Trump's plan for an 'Iron Dome for America,' which will have a huge price tag and likely start a new arms race
Glenn Greenwald: Rachel Maddow Brings Back Russiagate Insanity
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Juan Cole: Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza Cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An article just published in The Lancet by Prof Michel Guillot et al. found that the campaign against Gaza…
‘For Workers, There’s Nowhere to Go’
Labor board freeze leaves thousands of workers, from Amazon to Trader Joe’s, with few options — prompting some to consider more aggressive tactics.
China’s AI Breakthroughs Show How It Is Outcompeting Western Monopoly Capitalism
AI breakthroughs by China’s companies like DeepSeek show how the socialisation of the productive process in Chinese socialism outcompetes the parasitic character of Western monopoly capitalism.
Technogarchy Goes to Washington
Billionaire tech owners who align themselves with whatever administration occupies the White House undermine democracy by threatening a dangerous consolidation of private and public power.
Unmasking Censorship: How Independent Journalism is Challenging Media Control in the Age of Big Tech
By Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Amazon / YouTube / Rumble http://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/8cb7571d-1df1-45dc-a2b0-06503fc8be6a/scheer-intel-projedct-censored-feb-21-2025.mp3 Welcome to another episode of Scheer Intelligence! I’m your…
Pentagon Says Hegseth’s Order Will Redirect Spending, Not Make Actual Cuts
The Pentagon wants to shift spending to Trump's plan for an 'Iron Dome for America,' which will have a huge price tag and likely start a new arms race.
What Is a ‘Multipolar’ World? China Says Equality; Trump & Marco Rubio Say Imperial Rivalry
What is the meaning of “multipolarity”? Donald Trump and Marco Rubio say “great power competition” with imperial spheres of influence. China and much of the Global South have an anti-imperialist…
As Suppression of Dissent Increases, Know Your Rights If the FBI Comes Knocking
The FBI is hassling Palestine activists. ICE is compiling dossiers on those who criticize it. Let’s know our rights.
Seattle Activists Win Excessive Compensation Tax to Fund Social Housing
This huge victory is one more example of how cities and states can beat the oligarchs and ‘Trump-proof’ their communities.
We Want to Build Communities of Readers, Not Turn Readers into Commodities
Literacy gives us the power to build a collective life – it allows us to see our history with clarity, be critical of our present, and demand the impossible of…
America Can’t Afford Trump’s Mass Deportations
For the cost of mass deportations, we could instead erase medical debt, provide universal school lunches, and end homelessness.