Did Trump Just Create a Political Slush Fund With Taxpayer Money?
ScheerPost Staff What began as a lawsuit over leaked tax returns is now morphing into something far bigger — and far more dangerous. In this chilling breakdown, the so-called $1.776…
Government Releases Stunning New Tally of the Historical Harms of Indian Boarding Schools
The Interior Department has concluded an unprecedented yearslong review finding nearly 1,000 children died, separated from their tribes and families, with many buried across hundreds of institutions created for ‘forced…
Matt Taibbi: My Statement to Congress
In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee about the Twitter Files, a few words about why state-funded "anti-disinformation" and free speech can't coexist.
21 years later, Guantánamo is still open — and we are still protesting to shut it down
Witness Against Torture continues to serve as a visible reminder to a forgetful U.S. public that Guantánamo is still a crime and an affront to humanity.
Michelle Wilde Anderson: Saving Broke and Broken America, One Town at a Time
Michelle Wilde Anderson speaks to Robert Scheer about how four working class towns struggling with poverty and broke governments still managed to progress.
Rats from Hell: Notes from a Federal Weed Trial
As weed remains illegal at the federal level, the Maryland federal district attorney’s office continues to be a hardliner in terms of Drug War prosecutions.
Robert Reich: Understanding Why Manchin and Sinema Voted Against Voting Rights
Last Wednesday, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted against voting rights. Why?
The Neocons’ Primary War Tactic: Branding Opponents of U.S. Intervention as Traitors
By rehabilitating neocons and elevating them as thought leaders, liberals live in their framework. Thus are opponents of U.S. involvement in Ukraine deemed treasonous.
It’s Time for Biden to Fulfill His Pledge to End the Federal Death Penalty
Aside from a 2021 moratorium on federal executions, the Biden administration hasn’t taken any steps to end the practice.
High Court Allows Assange to Appeal to Supreme Court
The High Court in London has allowed Julian Assange leave to appeal its own ruling to the U.K. Supreme Court. The High Court ruled in December that Assange can be…
Capitalists Only “Trust the Science” When It Suits Their Agenda
Trusting science should not mean trusting in the benevolence of the ruling class.
Ralph Nader: Lost Opportunities in Joe Biden News Conference
Biden missed the opportunity to connect with the public and focus the media on serious legislation he wants to advance.
The Three Types of U.S. ‘Regime Change’
When the U.S. overthrows a foreign government it either works from the top down, the bottom up, or through military invasion.
Guantánamo’s Forever Elusive Endgame
Will we "celebrate" its 30th anniversary?
Biden Urged to Fire Covid Response Chief Over ‘Damning’ Failures
Zients has failed to provide the materials necessary to improve the U.S. response, or the guidance necessary to keep the pandemic under control.