Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
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Joel Whitney: The Egregious Price America Exacts for Integrity
The "Finks" author joins Robert Scheer to talk about the lives of poets George and Mary Oppen, two admirable Americans persecuted for their leftist ideals.
Battling White Supremacy in the Ring
Boxing, the historian Gerald Horne argues in his engaging and meticulously researched new book, was effectively weaponized by Blacks in the battle against white supremacy.
The Imperial Presidency Comes Home to Roost
The “costs” of our forever wars have come home imperially, believe it or not, in the very form of Grandpa Joe.
Hedges: Papering Over the Rot
The staggering concentration of wealth at the top has deformed our governing institutions — new window dressing will not end oligarchy.
Camp: It’s Now or Never — We Stare Into the Abyss
Despite millions of years of finding ways to survive, these species failed to outlast that most destructive force — unfettered capitalism.
Fossil Fuel Companies Fuel American Fascism
The oil, gas, and coal industries all support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
Joe Biden Is the Embodiment of Our Fading Empire
America's distinctly fading imperial power is reflected in our aged new president.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: History
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
Sam Pollard: The FBI’s Crusade Against MLK Was Darker Than You Think
The film director discusses his documentary “MLK / FBI” on J. Edgar Hoover’s sickening surveillance of the civil rights hero.
The National Security State Has Militarized Our Democracy
A particular irony of this century has been that the less effective the U.S. military has been abroad, the more it’s come to be treasured here at home. In the…
Billionaires Gone Wild: Pandemic Profiteering By the Numbers
A running tally of how the pandemic has been increasing inequity at a fantastic rate.
Reflecting the Authoritarian Climate, Washington Will Remain Militarized
The idea of troops in U.S. streets for an extended period of time—an extreme measure even when temporary—has now become close to a sacred consensus.
Corporate Media Become Deficit Hawks When It Comes to Progressive Legislation
The point of deficit hawkery is to scold and scare readers into accepting cuts to welfare and public services that are of no use to the wealthy, while they curiously…
Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges on the State of the American Empire
On this week’s “On Contact,” host Chris Hedges talks to Professor Noam Chomsky, the pioneering linguist, prolific author of numerous seminal political works, about the state of the American Empire.…
Global Report: The Richest Have Already Recouped Pandemic Losses, While Poorest Billions Will Need a Decade to Do the Same
On the opening day of the World Economic Forum, new study shows the 1,000 wealthiest people recovered completely in just nine months while the world’s poorest are likely to take…
Who’s Really Controlling Trump’s Impeachment
Don’t be fooled that their motives are moral.