Iowa’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Called ‘Cruel Future’ GOP Wants for Entire Nation
Denouncing "extremist Republicans," EMILY's List says the new state law exemplifies why voters "have to stop them at the ballot box this November."
For Lewis Lapham
By Mr. Fish / Original to ScheerPost Lewis Lapham, former editor of Harper’s Magazine, founder of Lapham’s Quarterly and longtime commentator and essayist on both America’s shortcomings as a scrappy…
Lame Ducks Can Stop Wars, Mr. President
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In this week’s episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
From the Ground in Gaza
By Talia Mullin / Original to ScheerPost I want to introduce two Palestinian photojournalists who have deeply inspired me, and who I hope to meet someday. I have been lucky…
Will Leonard Peltier Die In Prison?
After being denied parole yet again, one of America’s longest-serving political prisoners is running out of options.
Israel Bombs Girls’ School in Gaza, Killing 30 and Wounding Over 100
The school was sheltering roughly 4,000 Palestinians and was also acting as a field hospital.
‘Violence Has No Place in American Life.’ Except, Like, Everywhere You Look
By Phil Wilson / CounterPunch The U.S. political system runs on the fuel of euphemism—the ability to conceal nefarious aspirations beneath the facade of idealistic slogans. Consider the U.S. Department…
‘Unspeakable’: Doctors Back from Gaza Say Death Toll ‘Much Higher,’ Push Harris, Biden for Ceasefire
By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! We speak to two doctors who are part of a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons and nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since…
DOJ Urged to Provide Update on Probe of Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing
DAWN's leader slammed the department's "apparent failure to make progress on this investigation, which has fueled Israeli impunity, leading to the systematic and widespread killings of Palestinian journalists."
Chris Hedges: Q&A on 2024 Election
Chris Hedges takes reader questions regarding the 2024 election.
Scott Ritter: Voting Against Nuclear War
No matter who wins among the two major candidates in November, the United States is on track for a major existential crisis with Russia in Europe sometime in 2026.
Project 2025
A New Pax Romana
Weekly Briefing: The difference between Biden and Harris on Israel? “Zippo, Zilch, Zero!”
“Zippo, Zilch, Zero!” Thomas Nides, the former ambassador to Israel, declared when asked if there is any daylight between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s support for Israel. But now Harris…
Cenk Uygur and Michael Tracey Debate Trump’s Perceived Threat to Democracy
By Michael Tracey / System Update
Druze Mourn 12 Children Killed by Rocket in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights
Israel is blaming the strike on Hezbollah, which denies any responsibility and says an Israeli anti-rocket interceptor hit the children