The Roots of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse (w/ Matt Stoller)
Briahna Joy Gray and Matt Stoller discuss the collapse of SVB, and anti-trust in relation to East Palestine and the prospective merger between Jet Blue and Spirit Airlines.
Biden Announces Support for Senate’s Iraq War Authorization Repeal
The AUMFs have long been used as justification for further military action even after the U.S.’s supposed withdrawal.
Investigation Shows Rail Giant Donated to Ohio Governor a Month Before Toxic Crash
If Norfolk Southern "can pay for lobbyists and politicians, they can pay to clean up the mess they made in our community," said one local group.
‘A Colossal Giveaway’: A Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas
In December, legislators killed a controversial abatement program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.
British ‘Mega Strike’: Half a Million Workers Bring UK to a Halt and Protest Government
On Wednesday, over half a million workers in the UK took part in a “mega strike,” the largest labor protest in the country in over a decade.
Chris Hedges: WikiLeaks Exposed the Extent of US Meddling Abroad and Corruption at Home. Why Have We Forgotten It?
From backroom deals between Hillary Clinton and Goldman Sachs to US covert operations in Haiti, Tunisia, Italy and beyond, WikiLeaks revealed the dark underbelly of US power.
Patrick Lawrence: The Shadows Descend in Ukraine
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Two of my favorite New York Times words are “shadowy” and “murky.” They are brilliantly suited to the Manichean version of our world…
Ukraine’s Corruption Comes Home To Roost
Around 15 advisers, deputy ministers and regional governors either resigned or were fired as a massive corruption drive shakes up the Ukrainian government.
Suing Meta in Kenya
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Africa has been a continent exploited since the European scramble carved it out in lines of a draughtsman’s crude design. Its resources have been pilfered;…
News Sites Took Nearly $1 Million From Consultant Pushing Power Companies’ Agenda: Report
One climate writer said the new exposé, published by NPR and Floodlight, "pulls back the curtain on yet another insidious corporate strategy to erode the core tenets of democracy for…
Pentagon Admits They Can’t Account for Half Their Assets
“The Defense Department has failed its fifth-ever audit, unable to account for more than half of its assets..."
Patrick Lawrence: In Ukraine, the Autumn of Oligarchs
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The nice thing about being an oligarch is that you are so wealthy it doesn’t matter that you are looked upon as a…
Chris Hedges: Israel and the Rise of Jewish Fascism
The mask is being lifted from the face of Israel’s apartheid state, exposing a grinning death’s head that portends the obliteration of the few restraints against killing Palestinians.
Judicial Coup in Argentina: Corrupt Judges Conspire With Media Oligarch to Ban Cristina Kirchner From Office
Leaked messages show Argentina’s corrupt judges and prosecutors conspired with right-wing media oligarchs to launch a judicial coup against left-wing ex President and current VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sentencing…
War Is a Cancel Culture [VIDEO]
How Democrats, their pro-war Republican cohorts and the media canceled the U.S. Senate campaign of ex-Marine and US foreign policy official Matthew Hoh.