Les Leopold: The Crowning of Kamala Harris?
By Les Leopold / Substack While we await President Biden’s talk with the Lord Almighty, the Democratic Party lords are planning the coronation of Vice President Kamala Harris. Is she…
Patrick Lawrence: Netanyahu Goes for Broke
The Israeli prime minister has chosen this moment to mount a go-for-broke attempt to bring the U.S. into some kind of once-and-for-all conflict that would leave Israel supreme in the…
Israeli Campaign Against Gaza May Kill 186,000 or More — 8% of Population: The Lancet
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee and Salim Yusuf, The Lancet calculate that 186,000 or more people may be killed* by…
Report Confirms Israel Ordered ‘Hannibal Directive’ During October 7 Response
The directive means the Israeli military could use any means to prevent Israelis from being taken captive even if it puts their life in danger.
Extreme Inequality Is a Threat to Free Speech
If money is speech, then speech isn’t free.
Massacre at the Ballot: The Punishing of the Tories
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Few would have staked their political fortune, let alone any other sort of reward, on a return of the British Conservatives on July 4. The…
At 75, NATO Needs a Neurological Exam
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…
US Mayors for Peace Call for Dialogue in a Time of Nuclear Danger
“If you don’t think nuclear weapons are a local issue, just ask the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
As Women’s Incarceration Rates Rise, Advocates Say Clean Slate Legislation Is Needed
Over 18 million women in the U.S. now bear the weight of a criminal record. What support exists to help them rebuild their lives?
More Than Ever, Trump’s Most Effective Campaign Ally is Joe Biden
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon / CounterPunch When Joe Biden’s ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather…
Under Increasing Pressure to Migrate, More Women are Dying at the US-Mexico Border
Historically, men made up the majority of those dying in the border desert. But the balance is shifting.
Patrick Lawrence: Power for the Sake of Power
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost When I awoke Saturday morning, I found my thoughts wandering back a decade, when my siblings and I plotted to get our father’s…
War Has Forced Gaza’s Children to Grow Up Far Too Soon
“Instead of playing and jumping, he is thinking of how to help us survive,” one father says.
‘Disturbing Milestone’: Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank Surpass 1,000 Since October 7
"While a few individuals have been detained, no civilian or soldier has been prosecuted in connection with any of these 1,000 attacks," said a coalition of aid agencies.