Chris Hedges: They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They Are Lying About Ukraine.
The U.S. public has been conned, once again, into pouring billions into another endless war.
NYT Reluctant to Fault Israel for West Bank Aggression
The New York Times seems reluctant to hold Israel accountable for the unprecedented settler brazenness of the Netanyahu administration.
Ben & Jerry’s, CodePink Co-Founders Arrested in DC Demanding Freedom for Julian Assange
"It seems to me," said Ben Cohen, "that, right now, unless things change, and unless we change them, freedom of the press is going up in smoke."
NATO’s Scorched Earth in Ukraine
The forthcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 seems already infected by a strange policy fatalism, writes Tony Kevin.
Affirmative Action Is Upheld in Military Academies. Why Might ‘Diversity’ Matter to the US Military?
The US Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in civilian universities but left military academies alone. The military’s relentless recruitment of the poor and dispossessed could be to blame.
Caution: Children at Work
The Return of Child Labor Is the Latest Sign of American Decline.
The Era of Nukes and No Diplomacy: ‘Crossing a Rubicon to Armageddon’
Professor Jackson Lears warns the Ukraine war has wrought “the ultimate technocratic fantasy: a winnable nuclear war.”
America Has Just Destroyed a Great Empire
By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore…
As We Celebrate Independence, the US Stifles Freedoms Around the Globe
The U.S. has been a major force of violent repression globally that stamps out people’s hopes for freedom and justice.
Keir Starmer’s Special Relationship With the Murdoch Press
As England and Wales’ senior public prosecutor, Keir Starmer accepted more hospitality from Rupert Murdoch-owned newspapers than the rest of the British press combined, indicating his current cultivation of the…
Patrick Lawrence: We Need to Talk About Nahel
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What is it about France these days? La republique seems to be ever on the brink of exploding over one or another social…
Making Madness Normal in Wartime
A new book on World War I by journalist Charles Glass, who has covered recent wars in the Middle East, offers an opportunity for us to compare then and now.
Jenin Invasion Day 2: As Israeli Army Withdraws, Palestinian Resistance Claims Victory
Late Tuesday night, large crowds flooded the streets of the Jenin refugee camp as residents celebrated the withdrawal of the Israeli military and claimed victory in the fighting. The Palestinian…
UN Forcefully Hits at US Blockade of Cuba and Prison in Guantanamo
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch Nothing on the horizon now threatens the end of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba. Critical voices inside the United States and beyond fall flat;…
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Moscow ‘Not Possible’ Without US Support
The Russian military said it downed several drones that attacked Moscow.