The Art of the Deal Is War
ScheerPost Staff In a moment that was supposed to signal de-escalation, the United States and Iran announced a temporary two-week ceasefire—only for it to begin unraveling almost immediately. Within hours,…
Meet the Puerto Rican Art Collective Bringing Chaos and Puppetry to the Masses
Twin brothers Pablo and Efrain Del Hierro are the duo behind Poncili Creación, whose otherworldly puppets travel internationally to party with your inner child Ayi for Prism A Miami Art…
I Can’t Look
Boo. —Mephistopheles Mr Fish The Independent Ink In 1991, Woody Allen published an essay in Tikkun magazine titled “Random Reflections of a Second-Rate Mind.” In the piece, he discussed, among…
Jeffrey Sachs: Ending Israel’s War on Peace
To make lasting peace in the Middle East, the U.S. must end its blank check to Israel’s perpetual wars and join with the rest of the world to force Israel…
Cooking for My Incarcerated Community Affirms Our Shared Humanity
Sharing meals anchors us both to our lives outside the prison walls and to each other in one of the most toxic environments anywhere. Ron Guier for Wagging Nonviolence My…
As Mexico Enacts Universal Healthcare, Advocate Says Insurers’ ‘Stranglehold’ Is Moving US in ‘Opposite Direction’
Stephen Prager for Common Dreams As Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum moves forward with a plan to enact universal healthcare for her country’s more than 130 million people, a longtime advocate…
‘The Court Did Not Say Conversion Therapy Is Safe, Effective, Appropriate or Ethical’
CounterSpin interview with Shannon Minter on ‘conversion therapy’ ruling Janine Jackson FAIR This week on CounterSpin: In Chiles vs. Salazar, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado’s law prohibiting health practitioners…
Anti War Action Network Calls For National Day Of Action On Tax Day
By Fight Back! News Say NO to Trump’s war on Iran! The Anti War Action Network (AWAN) called for a national day of action on Tax Day, April 15, to…
The U.S.-Israeli War On Mental Health In Iran: What Will happen After The Shaky Ceasefire?
The trauma of war coupled with genocidal and demeaning rhetoric from U.S. leadership could lead to lasting mental health and social concerns for Iranians, experts say Kourosh Ziabari Prism A…
All Wars Are Bankers’ Wars: Iran and the Bankers’ Endgame
Ellen Brown ScheerPost“The powers of financial capitalism had another far reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the…
America Is Losing the World—and It Doesn’t Know How to Stop
Joshua Scheer The so-called ceasefire is already cracking—and anyone paying attention knows why. In this wide-ranging and unsettling conversation, retired U.S. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson pulls back the curtain on a…
US’s Erosion of the Right to Cartoon Is No Laughing Matter
Hank Kennedy for FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) During World War II, cartoonist Bill Mauldin was summoned to a meeting with Gen. George S. Patton. Mauldin’s Stars and Stripes…
When Flotillas Fight for Life, Not Empire
Olivia DiNucci for Codepink Flotillas have historically been fleets of military vessels—tools of empire designed for swift offensive or defensive operations at sea. The images they evoke are ones of…
A New Homelessness Strategy Is Sweeping California
By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Maybe the way out of California’s homelessness crisis is to prevent it in the…