Blind Rage
Mr. FishDwayne Booth (a.k.a., Mr. Fish) is a cartoonist and freelance writer, has been published in many reputable and prestigious magazines, journals and newspapers. In addition to Harper’s Magazine, his…
An Army of Humanity to Fight Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations Rapid Deployment Force would give individual citizens all around the world the ability to volunteer to do more than just “serve their countries.” It would give them…
Tom Engelhardt: ‘The Killer-in-Chief’
Historically speaking, killing Afghans or Iraqis or Syrians or Yemenis or Somalis has always been one thing, but Americans? That’s another story entirely, no? As it happens, the answer is…
[Rewind] Shoshana Walter: America’s Drug Rehab Gulag Provides Free Labor for Corporations
In a groundbreaking series, the journalist reveals the work camps operating all over the country under the guise of rehab centers.
Maj. Danny: Heaven Protect Us from Another President’s West Point Graduation Speech
Thus far, the media focus has unsurprisingly been on either the foolishness – or near criminality – of President Trump "requiring” West Point’s seniors to return to campus for the…
Putting the Pandemic in Historical Context: Robert Scheer on ‘Fortress on the Hill’ (pt. 1)
Robert “Bob” Scheer, famed journalist, interviewer, activist, and editor, stops by the podcast to discuss his career, his interviews with American presidents from Nixon to Clinton, and his radio show…
Netanyahu Confident Trump Will Let Him Annex Vast Swathes of Palestinian Territory
Since Europe is weak and pusillanimous when it comes to dealing with Israeli aggression, or in some cases is simply perfidious, the issue has been left in the hands of…
Chris Hedges on The Jimmy Dore Show: On Sanders and the New (Old) Normal
Host Jimmy Dore intervews Chris Hedges. Discussion starts with how progressive national leaders have rolled over for the corporate forces during the pandemic before moving on to where things are…
Kevin Cooper: Experiencing COVID-19 on Death Row
A letter from Kevin Cooper to Death Penalty Focus.
Sam Husseini: Contrary to Claims, the Pandemic May Have Come from a Lab — and Regardless, It Exposes the Threat of Biowarfare Arms Race
Regardless of the source of this pandemic, there is considerable documentation that a global biological arms race going on outside of public view could produce even more deadly pandemics in…
Adam Schwartz: Governments Are Using Covid-19 to Usher in a New Era of Mass Surveillance
As states all over the world ramp up surveillance, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Adam Schwartz warns against sacrificing civil liberties for safety.
Foreign Correspondent: Washington’s COVID Blame Game
Scapegoating China serves a twofold purpose: It distorts China’s actual progress in combating the pandemic and aims to help Trump get re-elected.
How a Trump Media Dump Mainstreamed Chinese Lab Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
A conspiracy theory about Covid-19 escaping from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is the Trump administration’s Iraqi WMD. And the Washington Post’s Josh Rogin is playing the role of Judith…
Janet Yang: The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
In this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer speaks with Janet Yang, the legendary film producer of “The Joy Luck Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt,” among…
Jennifer Gollan: Care Home Operators Rake in Millions, Pay Workers $2 an Hour for 24/7 shifts
Some investigative reports reveal such extreme levels of greed, immorality and abuse that they can seem inconceivable. Such is the case of the bombshell series by the Center for Investigative…