To the New York Times – “We Thought We Knew Ye”
"This paper is pointing toward a journalistic monoculture, keeping out of its pages knowledgeable, experienced writers on many important, ignored subjects and positions."
Joel Whitney: That Time the KKK Tried to Kill Paul Robeson
The "Finks" author joins Robert Scheer to discuss a little-told episode in the socialist actor and singer’s life and why it’s seemingly been erased from our collective American memory.
Patrick Lawrence: Language and Its Enemies
Media critic Patrick Lawrence lays out how the aftermath and potential consequences of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit are made obscure by certain media outlets.
The Chris Hedges Podcast: Dissecting the Mythology of War
West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran and retired Army Colonel Andrew Bacevich discusses his new book, a collection of essays by combat veterans who excoriate the myths of war.
Chile’s Draft Constitution: Undemocratic—or Too Much Democracy?
By Ari Paul / FAIR Chileans will vote in September on whether to approve a new constitution that promises to address inequality and lack of democracy (Reuters, 7/4/22). It would…
Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages
While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the…
Chris Hedges: When the Just Go to Prison
When those who expose the crimes of the state are criminalized and sent to prison, tyranny is inevitable.
Government Supervised Times, Wartime Reporting, and More
We talk to Patrick Lawrence about Ukraine by diving deeper into his recent articles written for ScheerPost.
Katie Halper: Trump ‘Broke Liberals’ Brains’
The comedian and host of two popular progressive podcasts offers her take on why the American left keeps getting things wrong.
Michael Brenner: Is America’s Destiny Manifest?
By Michael Brenner One of the GODFATHER’s most dramatic episodes is the ‘Day of the Long Knives.’ Michael executes a plan to liquidate all of the Corleone family’s enemies. Everybody…
Patrick Lawrence: The Causes of Things
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Casus belli Over a summer sup on the back lawn the other night, a Times-reading, MSNBC–watching, NPR–listening neighbor asked what I thought she…
Ellen Brown: Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Save Us From Inflation
Rather than making money harder to get, the U.S. government needs to focus on the other side of the demand vs. supply inflation equation.
Chris Hedges: The Dawn of the Apocalypse
We were warned for decades about the death march we are on because of global warming. And yet, the global ruling class continues to frog-march us towards extinction.
CIA Vault 7 Leaker Found Guilty. What Did He Actually Reveal?
CIA veteran John Kiriakou breaks down some of the most important elements of Vault 7—the biggest leak in CIA history—allegedly divulged to WikiLeaks by another former CIA officer.
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?…