‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela
“This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor to it,” warned one Democratic senator.
Trump Declares Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction as His ‘Lawless Killing Spree’ Escalates
One expert said the Trump White House is “replaying the Bush administration’s greatest hits as farce.”
‘Depraved Response to a Depraved Act’: Netanyahu Blames Attack on Australia Recognizing Palestine
“This is an atrocious downplaying of real antisemitism at a time when rampant Jew hatred is killing people,” said an American congressional candidate and school shooting survivor.
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Empire of Hubris and Thuggery
The president’s latest National Security Strategy memorandum treats the freedom to coerce others as the essence of US sovereignty. It is an ominous document that will—if allowed to stand—come back…
Trump Gives Big Tech Friends an Early Christmas Gift With Order Against State AI Regulations
“This reward to Big Tech is a disgraceful invitation to reckless behavior by the world’s largest corporations,” said one watchdog group.
White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes
By: Jessica Corbett Published on Common Dreams While continuing to deny that the Pentagon chief ordered those carrying out the first known US military strike on an alleged drug-running boat…
‘Truly Barbaric’: Number of People Killed or Maimed by Landmines Hits Five-Year High
By: Jessica Corbett Original to Common Dreams The 27th annual Landmine Monitor report revealed on Monday that antipersonnel landmines and other explosive remnants of war killed at least 1,945 people…
Ahead of Black Friday, Report Reveals Attacks on Garment Workers’ Right to Organize
By: Julia Conley Common Dreams With clothing companies that will be offering discounted Black Friday deals this week relying heavily on the labor of tens of millions underpaid and overworked…
‘This Is the Scandal’: DHS Data Show ICE Mostly Targeting People With No Criminal Convictions
By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The libertarian Cato Institute this week further undermined the Trump administration’s claims that it is targeting “the worst of the worst” with its violent immigration…
New Research Shows True Death Toll From Israeli Genocide in Gaza Could Be 126,000 or Even Higher
In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to…
Tariffs Bite: Awaiting Supreme Court Decision, Trump Acknowledges in call with President Xi that Tariffs Are Hurting Americans
By Joshua Scheer This latest trip down the tariff rabbit hole was sparked by a Common Dreams report featuring new videos from the nonprofit advocacy group Tariffs Cost US, which…
‘Who Wants to Live Like This?’ Locals Fume as Meta AI Data Center Upends Entire Community
Meta is financing the data center using accounting tricks that the Wall Street Journal reports appear “too good to be true.”
After Threats Throughout NYC Campaign, Trump Lauds Mamdani at White House
“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said of Mamdani after their White House meeting. “I think he is going to surprise some conservative…
Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Ploy at the UN Is American Imperialism Masquerading as a Peace Process
Palestine remains the endless victim of US and Israeli maneuvers. The results are not just devastating for Palestine, which has suffered an outright genocide, but for the Arab world and…
Report Exposes Torture Endured by Migrants Trump Sent to El Salvador Prison
“The US government has not been linked to acts of systematic torture on this scale since Abu Ghraib.”