War With China Could Come as Soon as 2025, Predicts ‘Untethered’ US General
Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan struck a Dr. Strangelove pose in urging the troops under his command to be ready to fight China in two years.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Constantly Provoking China
The way the U.S. has been positioning its war machinery around China would have sparked a third world war had the roles been reversed. Nonetheless, talk inside the U.S. empire…
Missing Links: The Legacy of Textbook History
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost It took almost 10 years of teaching before I finally grasped the extent to which secondary American history textbooks fostered misunderstanding and confusion.…
The Ukraine Crisis Is a Classic ‘Security Dilemma’
There's only one clear solution to a security dilemma like this.
The Corporate Media Deference That Endangers Us All
A comment from an editor at the Associated Press epitomizes the danger mainstream media creates with its routine deference to intelligence sources, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
VIDEO: A Path to Peace in Ukraine
Noam Chomsky, Jill Stein, Vijay Prashad, Medea Benjamin, Brian Becker, Eugen Puryear and Claudia de la Cruz spoke on the need for negotiation, not escalation at a People’s Forum/ANSWER Coalition…
Patrick Lawrence: More Futile Pacific Overtures
Nearly halfway through Biden’s term in office he finally met the Chinese president to discuss the single most important relationship between any two nations anywhere in the world.
Biden’s Foreign Policy Is Sinking the Congressional Dems—and Ukraine
The proxy war between the U.S. and Russia is devastating Ukraine, ironically in the name of saving Ukraine.
Africa Does Not Want to Be a Breeding Ground for the New Cold War
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 17 October, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), US Marine Corps General Michael Langley visited Morocco. Langley met with…
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…
Russia Says US Lowering ‘Nuclear Threshold’ By Upgrading Nukes in Europe
The US is replacing its B-61 nuclear bombs at air bases in Europe with an upgraded version.
Wow, It’s Actually Happening
Lee Camp breaks down Patrick Lawrence's latest ScheerPost article, "Non-West Coalesces Against U.S. Empire."
Congressional Progressive Caucus Withdraws Letter That Tepidly Called for Diplomacy in Ukraine
The move comes after the mild and carefully worded letter sparked furious backlash from pundits and at least one Democratic leader.
Chris Hedges: Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The longer the proxy war in Ukraine continues, the closer we come to a direct confrontation with Russia. Once that happens, the Dr. Strangeloves running the show will reach for…
Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Self Destruction
Despite the economically disastrous impact the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage will have on Europe, Western media still holds its tongue about it.