Police Seek a Radio Silence That Would Mute Critics in the Press
By Ari Paul / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting As a freelance journalist many years ago, I was walking the streets of Brooklyn, looking for a juicy story, anything that…
Lahaina Parents and Teachers Voice Concerns About Transparency in the Wake of Deadly Wildfires
Officials are still working to narrow down the total number of children who may have died.
Is World War III About to Start? Part II: Are the Military-Industrial Complex and Deep State Driving Us to War?
Read Part 1 of this series here. By Richard C. Cook / Original to ScheerPost Why is the U.S. refusing to call a halt to the Ukraine madness? Why can’t…
Max Blumenthal and Briahna Joy Gray Debate YouTube’s Demonetization of Russell Brand
Briahna Joy Gray questions whether YouTube's demonetization is valid within an employee-employer relationship. Max Blumenthal argues that in a system where the state and Big Tech are homogenized, the context…
BIPOC in Debt Say Student Loan Repayments Starting Will Force Them to Make Difficult Financial Decisions
Some say they plan to boycott the payments.
‘The World Is at Stake’: Defuse Nuclear War Kicks Off Nationwide Week of Action
"The need for action to curtail the possibility of nuclear conflict could not be more urgent," said the campaign's organizer.
The AI Conundrum: The Peace Movement’s Next Big Challenge
By Tom Valovic / Mass Peace Action It’s hard to watch or read the news these days without bumping into the latest breathless glorification of artificial intelligence. For those of…
People’s Movements in the US Demand End to Blockade Against Cuba
Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel also joined the rally and chanted along with the people, “Cuba, yes! Blockade, no!”
Newsom Vetoed Bill Restricting California Prison Transfers to ICE
California was one signature away from placing restrictions on prison transfers to ICE. Gov. Newsom blocked the action, even though it faced no opposition and had supermajority votes.
I Was the Only U.S. Official Imprisoned Over the Torture Program — Because I Opposed It
The only person associated with the CIA's global torture program who was prosecuted and imprisoned was the man who blew the whistle on it — John Kiriakou.
California Inmates Accuse Prison Commissaries of Price Gouging
Food, toiletries and over-the-counter medicines have been marked up so high that many prisoners are simply priced out.
The Housing Crisis and Migrant Crisis Are Exasperated by Capitalism
As thousands of people come to the U.S. seeking shelter, politicians around the country are claiming that housing in the U.S. is already in crisis and that there is no…
What We Must Ask About Surveillance State Failures
Understanding the depths of the FBI’s intelligence powers, as well as how the FBI deploys them.
US Sees Highest Ever Increase in Poverty
Natalia Marques responds to a property developer’s recent call for more “pain” in the U.S. economy by highlighting what happened after pandemic-era aid ended.
Avoiding the War on Terror Would Have Saved Over 10 Million Lives at Home and Abroad
By Bharat Dogra / CounterCurrents The peace movement in various parts of the world has emphasized in various contexts that if the huge amounts spent on various wars had been…