Congress Trains Academia to Deny Genocide
“Do you think Israel’s government is genocidal?” Corinna Barnard reacts to congressional lawmakers raising this question with university leaders last week.
‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 237: As Israel’s Invasion of Rafah and Northern Gaza Continues, Smotrich Calls for ‘War’ on West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for launching a “defensive war” on the West Bank in the same way that Israel has done in Gaza.
Texas Has ‘the Most Aggressive’ Well-Plugging Program in the U.S. So Why Is Its To-Do List So Long?
No state has punched more holes in its bedrock than the Lone Star State. The environmental risks are staggering, and so are the clean up costs
What’s the Difference Between Indigenous Nations Co-managing or Co-stewarding Their Land? A Lot.
By Taylar Dawn Stagner / Grist For a decade, wind farm companies had been eyeing Molok Luyuk — a mountain ridge of religious importance to tribes in northern California, whose…
Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon
Each of the last five presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, have brought us closer to the brink. We desperately need leaders with a knack for peace who can steer the…
Ron Kovic: ‘A Dangerous Country: An American Elegy’
From Vietnam to Gaza, the mindless killing of the “other.”
‘Historic Win for Accountability’: New York Jury Finds Trump Guilty on 34 Felony Counts
"Now it's up to the American people to protect our democracy by holding Trump accountable at the ballot box and ensuring that a convicted fraudster never steps foot in the…
Falsified U.S. State Department Report Inspires Yet Another Resignation of a U.S. Official
By Talia Mullin / Original to ScheerPost Stacey Gilbert, a former senior civil military advisor in the U.S. State department bureau of population where she dealt with refugees and migration,…
Israel’s Celebrity Charm Offensive: The Truth Behind the Glamorous Trips
By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News Since Israel launched a war on Gaza in October, it’s been accused of genocide, been on trial for war crimes, and seen allies stop…
University of California Workers on Strike for the Right to Protest for Palestine
The President of UAW 4811, Rafael Jaime, speaks about the ongoing strike of University of California student workers
Playing President: Rafah Massacre & Putin
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In the sixth episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
Rafah Invasion Was Once Biden’s “Red Line” — But Israel Continues to Cross It
Israel bombed civilians it had previously ordered to move to a designated “safe zone” in the northwestern part of Rafah.
Both Prisons and the Public Rely On Incarcerated Writers
New York tried and failed to limit art and writing behind bars. The attempt should remind us all of the public and personal benefits of encouraging creative expression inside.
Q&A: Undoing Abortion Rights Is Creating an Impact We Will ‘Feel for Decades’
Journalist Shefali Luthra discusses reporting on the post-Roe abortion landscape in her new book, “Undue Burden”
Educators Celebrate as Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire ‘Banned Concepts’ Law
One advocate said the federal judge "correctly decided that educators have the constitutional right to teach honest, accurate lessons and wasn't dragged into the clutches of the extreme right."