Why is the West Lamenting the End of ‘Liberal’ Israel?
Israel’s new extremist government maybe coming under fire now, but it is only a matter of time before it is whitewashed as more proof that Israel can strike a balance…
US Plans To Build Jerusalem Embassy on Palestinian Land
“Should the US proceed with this plan, it would not only be complicit with Israel’s illegal confiscation of Palestinian-owned land, but it would also become an active participant in the…
Blinken, Sullivan Don’t Agree With Milley’s Push for Diplomacy on Ukraine War
CNN reports the State Department is on the 'opposite side of the pole' as Milley, who says now is a good time for peace talks.
The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainians have been paying a terrible price for the failure of ensuring sensible and reasonable negotiations from 2014 to February 2022 – which could have prevented the invasion by Russia…
John Kiriakou: The Arms-Swapper
Antony Blinken has been foraging around for Russian weapons for Ukraine. He even asked Cyprus.
US Ignores Growing Calls for Diplomacy and Sends More Weapons to Ukraine
"Are there still negotiation possibilities?" asked Noam Chomsky. "There's only one way to find out. That's to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there's no option, no possibilities."
Blinken Says Nord Stream Sabotage Is a ‘Tremendous Opportunity’
The secretary of state says it's an opportunity to remove Europe's dependency on Russian energy.
Explosions Cause Major Damage to Both Nord Stream Pipelines
A Polish member of European Parliament suggested the US was responsible.
Patrick Lawrence: Unmaking History
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Every young journalist knows, and probably most newspaper readers know, too, the old thought: Journalists write the first draft of history. I like…
China Forgives 23 Loans for 17 African Countries, Expands ‘Win-Win’ Trade and Infrastructure Projects
China is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 African countries, after already cancelling $3.4 billion and restructuring $15 billion of debt from 2000-2019. Beijing pledged more infrastructure projects and offered…
Ralph Nader: Weaning the State Department Off War-making
By Ralph Nader Other than being an adjunct booster of overseas Pentagon military operations and refortifying its vulnerable embassies, what does the U.S. State Department stand for and do anymore?…
The Most Terrifying Part of the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
As the Taliban waltzes into Kabul, the look of surprise on the faces of top officials should frighten us most of all.
The ‘Moderate’ Rot at the Top of the Democratic Party
Joe Biden’s choices to run the Office of Management and Budget and the State Department personify everything that's wrong with the party.
Chris Hedges: The Great Delusion
The real lesson we should learn from the rise of a demagogue such as Trump and a pandemic that our for-profit health care industry proved unable to contain is that…
Chris Hedges: The Collective Suicide of the Liberal Class
No one can, or should, take them seriously. They stand for nothing. They fight for nothing.