Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next?
Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites.
Double Punishment: California Prisons Set Up Thousands of People to be Detained and Deported by ICE—Including Citizens
The California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation places restrictions on “foreign-born” people and transfers thousands of them to ICE for deportation instead of allowing them to parole.
Russian Officials Say Wagner Mutineer Prigozhin Was Passenger in Fatal Plane Crash
Suspicions quickly turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying that "there's not much that happens in Russia" without his involvement.
Six Tropes to Look Out For That Distort Israel/Palestine Coverage
It is vital that news readers become acquainted with the tropes that dominate coverage of the Israeli occupation.
On Military Coups and Starvation: Is Western Media’s Perception of Africa Racist?
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective…
Does ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Manifest the Radical Center?
Seeing Oliver Anthony's roots from The Clash to Johnny Cash to Leonard Cohen to Muse and the Steve Miller Band.
The Imperialist History Behind the Maui Fires
At the center of the latest climate change disaster is the long and ongoing struggle for water and land rights for Native Hawaiians.
Neocon Dark Money Front Launches Desperate Ad Blitz as Support for Ukraine Forever War Craters
A PR offensive to inundate the American public with pro-Ukraine war advertisements during the 2024 election is the latest initiative of neocon chickenhawk Bill Kristol. While targeted at GOP voters,…
2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy
The UN’s Middle East envoy, Tor Wennesland, said over 200 Palestinians have been killed in the Occupied West Bank this year. He blamed “unilateral acts” by Israel, including increased settlement…
How War Divides Us
The Ways Our Twenty-First-Century Wars Have Polarized Americans.
‘We Cannot Be Selective With Justice’: Texas Congressional Candidate Pervez Agwan Is Standing Up to AIPAC
Progressive challenger Pervez Agwan is looking to unseat Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, a pro-Israel congresswoman who is backed by the lobbying group.
127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft
An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen…
Patrick Lawrence: The Press and 2024
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost We now tip into the 2024 election season in some kind of official way, with the Republicans scheduled to hold their first primary…
Patrick Lawrence: Biden’s Pointless Asian Summit
Let us consider the grist of the talks the U.S. president hosted at the presidential retreat in Maryland last week. This will not take long.
Matt Taibbi: Tracking Orwellian Change: The Aristocratic Takeover of ‘Transparency’
Klaus Schwab, the Aspen Institute and others flip the meaning of a word that once meant the empowerment of populations against political elites.