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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.
Trump Calls Zelensky a ‘Dictator’ Who Has Done a ‘Terrible Job’
The comments from Trump came after Zelensky said the US president was living in a 'disinformation space'.
The Liberal Establishment Is Finally Criticizing Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza Now That They Can Blame Trump
Some of the most fervent pushback to Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza is coming from the same people, institutions, and newsrooms that refused to challenge, and even supported, the mass…
What the US Can Learn From South Koreans Who Stopped an Authoritarian Power-Grab
South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just six hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.
Burying the CIA’s Assange Secrets
The CIA won the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Americans who claimed they had their privacy rights violated when they visited Julian Assange in Ecuador's London embassy.
‘I Am Finally Free!’: Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier Released After Nearly 50 Years Imprisoned
“Today I am finally free! They may have imprisoned me but they never took my spirit!”
Patrick Lawrence: Trump 2.0 Crosses the Atlantic
Whatever the future may hold — and seldom does it present such promise and peril as now — Trump and his national-security team set a lot of wheels in motion…
USAID Falls, Exposing a Giant Network of US-Funded ‘Independent’ Media
From Ukraine to Cuba, news outlets worldwide are suddenly begging for cash—because their “independent journalism” was actually paid for by Washington all along.
Jewish Man Arrested For Shooting Two Israelis He Thought Were Palestinian
By Talia Mullin / Original to ScheerPost A Florida man, Mordechai Brafman, was arrested on Feb. 15, in Miami after shooting and injuring two people in their vehicle, having mistaken…
‘A Victory for Putin’? Jeffrey Sachs & Matt Duss Debate US-Russia Talks to End Ukraine War
For more on these developments, we host a discussion between economist Jeffrey Sachs and foreign policy analyst Matt Duss.
US, Russia Agree To Normalize Diplomatic Ties, Seek End to War in Ukraine
Marco Rubio said the diplomats would work to bring the war in Ukraine to an end.
Forced Displacement of Palestinians From Occupied West Bank ‘Largest Since 1967’
Tens of thousands have been expelled from several West Bank cities and camps as Israeli forces ramp up their destruction and killing in the territory.
The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed
Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China.
Trump — The Peacemaker?
By Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost Former CIA Russia expert, Ray McGovern, discusses with Robert Scheer the historic significance of President Trump’s latest efforts to end the war in…