Our Freedoms Shrink as Our Military Expands
By Brad Wolf / CounterPunch The Merchants of Death even own our sidewalks. That’s what we were told when we arrived at Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, on Valentine’s Day,…
Chris Hedges: Rage Against The War Machine Speech
Hedges spoke at the Washington DC rally on Feb. 19 alongside an array of other notable speakers.
[Rewind] Eddie Conway: Prisons Enable America’s Obscene Wealth
Prisoner-turned-journalist Eddie Conway talked about how the immorally cheap labor of those caught in the prison industrial complex is the shame of the U.S. economy.
Patrick Lawrence: Munich as Propaganda Fest
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost I love Wang Yi’s response when The New York Times’s Michael Crowley caught him in a hallway at the Munich Security Conference Saturday…
Formerly Incarcerated People Seek Discrimination Protection as “Protected Class”
Formerly incarcerated people in Atlanta won collective protection from discrimination, inspiring organizing nationwide.
Due to Wars and Climate Destruction, US Ranks Worse Than Peers on ‘Impunity’ Index
"While accountability is critical to democracy, a democratic system of government alone is insufficient to fend off impunity."
Australia’s B-52 Nuclear Weapons Problem
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch It is not farfetched to make the point that delivery systems capable of deploying nuclear weapons will lead to them carrying those very same weapons.…
‘Egregious’: DOL Finds US Meatpacking Plants Illegally Employed 100+ Children
The federal probe revealed that Packers Sanitation Services had children as young as 13 "working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning meat processing equipment including back saws, brisket saws, and head…
Shakespeare and the Politics of the 21st Century | The Chris Hedges Report
Nearly five centuries later, the social and political considerations of Shakespeare's oeuvre continue to offer insights pertinent to our times.
Sanders Excoriates ‘Unprecedented’ Greed of Big Pharma During Pandemic
The senator asked if it is "morally acceptable that tens of thousands of people die each year in this country because they cannot afford the medicine their doctors prescribe, while…
William Astore: Enough is Enough
Bill Astore's Speech for the Rage Against the War Machine Rally.
NYT Book Review in Denial on Japanese Persecution in World War II
The insistence that not all Japanese people were banned from California severely damages the credibility of the New York Times.
The Specter of ‘Woke Communism’
How Corporate America Became the Bogeyman of Today's Anti-Communist Crusaders.
The US Is Sending Its Worst Down to Mexico
Violent drug cartels often dominate headlines about Mexico but the Ayotzinapa case reveals a more sinister involvement from the US side of the border.
Ohio, Pennsylvania Senators Demand Federal Action Over Toxic Train Derailment
In letters to the EPA and NTSB, the lawmakers expressed concern about the safety of East Palestine residents, given the release of hazardous materials, as well as efforts to prevent…