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I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
The Pentagon Just Can’t Pass an Audit
Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.
Ralph Nader: An Open Letter to Members of the United States Congress
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org RE: Hamas-Israel-Gaza-Genocide We are writing to exercise our First Amendment to petition Congress for redress of grievances. We are urging Congress to end the United…
Scott Ritter: The End of US Nuclear Superiority
As Russia modernizes its nuclear arsenal it is no longer interested in trying to patch up an arms control relationship with the U.S. based on the legacy of the Cold…
West Votes Against Democracy, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity at UN; Promotes Mercenaries, Sanctions
The West voted against the rest of the world on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, opposing democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity, while supporting mercenaries and unilateral coercive measures (sanctions).
Newsguard: Ex-CIA Agent Calls Out Deep State for Censoring Media
By John Kiriakou / Original to ScheerPost In early November, the leadership and board of Consortium News, the independent news site, filed a major lawsuit against the federal government and…
Next on United Auto Workers’ To-Do List: Adding More Members Who Currently at Nonunion Factories to Its Ranks
By Marick Masters, Wayne State University and Raymond Gibney Jr., Penn State University / The Conversation Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of…
Patrick Lawrence: Media’s Fatal Compromises
It is no longer enough to tether correspondents to the perspective of the military from whose side they report. We appear to be on the way to having wars fought…
Israeli Tank Gunner Reveals Orders to Fire Indiscriminately Into Kibbutz — Report
New disclosures add to the growing body of evidence indicating many Israelis who died on October 7 were killed by the Israeli military. Meanwhile, the Israeli government has muzzled captives…
Ben Norton and Kevin Gosztola on Javier Milei’s Election in Argentina
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter On this week’s episode, Ben Norton, the editor of Geopolitical Economy Report, returns to the show to discuss the election result in Argentina. ‘Libertarian’…
Supreme Court to Consider Giving First Amendment Protections to Social Media Posts
By Lynn Greenky, Syracuse University / The Conversation The First Amendment does not protect messages posted on social media platforms. The companies that own the platforms can – and do…
Israel’s Genocidal Antisemitism Against the Arab Civilians of Gaza
Netanyahu has unleashed a “unifying” genocidal war against every child, woman and man that comprise the 2.3 million population of Gaza.
The Myth that Putin Was Bent on Conquering Ukraine and Creating a Greater Russia
By John J Measheimer / Substack There is a growing body of compelling evidence showing that Russia and Ukraine were involved in serious negotiations to end the war in Ukraine…
U.S. Flies ‘Routine’ Spy Flights From UK’s Cyprus Base Near Gaza for ‘Third Party Governments’
Leaked cable raises the possibility the US is flying surveillance missions over Gaza from RAF Akrotiri and sharing the intelligence with Israel, which would further implicate Britain in war crimes…