We Need to Talk About the Original Sin of Economics
How a bleak Christian theology influenced the development of the dismal science.
ChatGPT: Boon for the Lazy Learner
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Inside the beating heart of many students and a large number of learners lies an inner cheat. To get passing grades, every effort will be…
DemocracyNow! Interview: Seymour Hersh on ‘How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline’
By DemocracyNow! When the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany were damaged last September, U.S. officials were quick to suggest Russia had bombed its own pipelines.…
Police Accountability Is a ‘Non-Starter’ Without Discarding the Qualified Immunity Doctrine
By Ben Rosenfeld / CounterPunch Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity (“QI”)—a police officer’s so-called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a “non-starter” in negotiations…
A Step Towards Greater Financial Autonomy
Argentina and Brazil are striving for a common currency. Such a union could boost regional trade and lead to more independence from the US.
Mexico’s AMLO Announces Campaign Against US Blockage of Cuba, Denounces Neoliberalism
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government’s “inhumane” blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a “visionary”, AMLO denounced neoliberalism…
Merger Mania in the Military-Industrial Complex
Tackling Pentagon Waste Means Battling the Big Weapons Makers and Asking More of Congress.
Diana Johnstone: Demonstrate Together
If the Feb. 19 rally to end the war in Ukraine fails it will not be a success for other antiwar organizations that disagree with the Libertarian Party. It will…
Missing Links in Textbook History: Cold War Origins
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you’re always afraid You step out of line, the man come…
Big Oil’s Trade Group Allies Outspent Clean Energy Groups by a Whopping 27x, With Billions in Ads and Lobbying To Keep Fossil Fuels Flowing
By Christian Downie, Australian National University and Robert Brulle, Brown University / The Conversation You’ve probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They’re…
Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City’s Ties With Israel Over ‘Crime of Apartheid’
"We cannot be silent," said Colau.
Chomsky and Prashad: Cuba Is Not a State Sponsor of Terrorism
The inclusion of Cuba on the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list has further restricted its ability to purchase essential goods for its population.
60 Minutes’ Weight-Loss Tip: Don’t Bite the Hand That Feeds You
CBS’s segment on a weight-loss drug featured two doctors paid by the drug maker—which happened to be a sponsor of the broadcast.
Patrick Lawrence: Objectivity and Its Discontents
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Look, it is one thing for reporters and line editors to abandon the fundamental principle of objectivity as they hurl their hatchets at…
Kevin Tillman: How America’s Forever Wars and Interventions Fueled the Assault on the Capitol
The NFL’s Super Bowl pre-game tribute to Army Ranger Pat Tillman reminded the ScheerPost staff of this piece by his brother Kevin Tillman, originally published in 2021. By Kevin Tillman…