What Canvassing in Nevada Amid a Pandemic Has Taught Me
For canvassers and voters in Reno, where the climate emergency and the Covid-19 pandemic are literally in our faces, the stakes in the upcoming election are clear
Ronald Goldfarb: America’s Prized Legal System Only Works for the Rich
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the attorney offers a scathing indictment of American law and lawyers in his new book, "The Price of Justice."
It’s No Surprise Corporate Media Abhors Wealth Taxes
Why are media outlets throwing cold water on the idea? The answer is pretty simple.
Reframing America’s Role in the World
Why do so many aspects of American policy abroad remain ill-considered and undiscussed even in the midst of the most embattled presidential campaign of our lifetimes?
Bolivia Resoundingly Chooses Socialism in Wake of Military Coup
In the first election since last year's military coup ousted Evo Morales and installed a vicious right-wing regime, the Bolivian people reelected Morales' party in a landslide.
Chris Hedges: The Politics of Cultural Despair
It is despair that is killing us, eating into the social fabric, rupturing social bonds, and manifesting in self-destructive pathologies.
Steve Donziger: How Big Oil Weaponized Our Judicial System Against Him and the Indigenous People He Represented
The epic battle by Steve Donziger to get Chevron to pay a $9.5 billion judgment he won in 2011 for its “mass industrial poisoning” of Indigenous Amazonian tribes in Ecuador…
Unraveling the U.S. Army’s Hot Take on the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
The beauty of the dream Armenia-Azerbaijan battleground is it near perfectly fulfills the macabre fantasies of Cold War-nostalgic conventional army officers.
The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
The president has tried to capitalize on arms sales to the Middle East to consolidate his political position at home throughout his tenure.
[rewind] Dolores Huerta: A Tireless Voice for Workers
The 87-year-old labor icon and co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez discusses her life and career as well as a new film about her.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Protecting Our Future
It’s been a hard year. We’re digging our way out, but without intentional policy solutions, that process will be much slower. Here's what we we need.
The Times’ ‘Caliphate’ Scandal Illustrates the Paper’s Steep Decline
A gutsy look at the flawed reporting behind the New York Times podcast sheds light on the marketing hysteria of establishment journalism.
On Daniel Berrigan: The Goodness in the Time of Death
In 1971, Fr. Daniel Berrigan wrote about duality in dark times. Actor Eunice Wong holds his words close.
