The New ‘New World’
What happens when reality hits delusion? U.S. mythology and fantasy will remain resilient. Denial, doubling-down, scapegoating, recrimination and more audacious adventures are the instinctive responses, writes Michael Brenner.
Chris Hedges: Sammy Goes to School
By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Newark, N.J. — We know the story. The absent father who leaves when his son is five-years-old and moves back to Puerto Rico.…
The Chris Hedges Report: Breaking the Cycle of American Violence
America’s deadliest epidemic is fueled by dangerous numbness and self-loathing, says Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Dr. James Gilligan, whose work analyzes the crisis of nihilistic violence through patient case studies,…
‘Self-Actualization’ in a World Full of Exploitation
By Eamon Martin / CounterPunch “The logic of worldly success rests on a fallacy: the strange error that our perfection depends on the thoughts and opinions and applause of !…