Jonathan Cook: Is US Democracy a Sham? Biden Gave Us the Answer. Were You Listening?
Only in a world of political make-believe would the Wall Street Journal’s account of Biden’s years-long cognitive decline, and its concealment by his officials, count as a scoop.
Pentagon Repatriates Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades
The move came as the Biden administration faced pressure to clear the notorious military prison of all uncharged detainees before Donald Trump takes office.
Coalition of Labor, Community and Faith Groups Wins Victory for the BDS Movement in California
Organizers in Alameda County, CA, scored a BDS victory in December when the Board of Supervisors voted to develop an ethical investment policy that could divest tens of millions of…
MIT Student Banned From Campus, Facing Suspension After Pro-Palestine Activism
Prahlad Iyengar has faced the ire of university officials over actions such as questioning Lockheed Martin recruiters on campus.
ScheerPost’s Top Stories of 2024
Of all our coverage in a very turbulent year, these stories were the most read.
Patrick Lawrence: Our World of Wars, Our War of Worlds
What happens when a great but declining power loses a war, the very most decisive war, it cannot afford to lose?
BBC Staffers Reveal Editor’s ‘Entire Job’ To Whitewash Israeli War Crimes
News editor Raffi Berg reportedly controls online coverage of genocide in Gaza to ensure Israeli crimes are 'watered down' or ignored.
John Pilger: Afflicter of the Powerful
John Pilger died a year ago on Dec. 30, 2023. Better than just about anyone else, he used his prodigious talents to simply do his job as a reporter, writes…
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers
Where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?
Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy Is a Wall Street Speculator Accused of Pump-and-Dump Schemes, Not a Scientist
While he misleadingly presents himself as a “scientist”, billionaire DOGE co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy is just another Martin Shkreli-style Wall Street speculator accused of running pump-and-dump schemes.
Biden Administration Announces Nearly $6 Billion in New Ukraine Aid
Ukraine is receiving about $2.5 billion in military aid and $3.4 billion in 'budget support,' which funds government salaries and services.
Chris Hedges: Don’t Deify Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters.
Syrian Minorities Under Threat as Security Forces Carry out Raids Against ‘Remnants of Assad Militias’
Reports of sectarian killings and ethnic cleansing of Alawites and Christians continue to emerge as Ahmad al-Sharaa's new government seeks to exert control over the country
Syria’s De Facto Leader Says It Will Take Four Years To Hold Elections
Julani has appointed other HTS members to the 'transitional government'
Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn’t California?
By Michelle Chen / Truthout Despite the state’s Democratic majority, more than 53 percent of Californians voted against a ban on slave labor in state prisons. Proposition (Prop) 6 would…