Patrick Lawrence: This Is Not Another ‘Phoney War’
It Just Got Very Real.
Trump the Terminator?
How His Second Presidency Could Signal the End of American Global Power.
US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption
The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insiders—even as it impoverishes and endangers America and the…
U.S. Policy is Exacerbating Cuba’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis
The humanitarian situation on the island cries out for a US response.
The US and China at Year’s End
Still Treading on the Precipice.
US Troops Are Occupying Syria’s Oil Fields. Congress Refuses to Withdraw Them
The US military has illegally occupied Syrian sovereign territory since 2014, preventing Damascus from accessing its own oil and wheat fields. The Senate voted 13-84, rejecting a resolution to withdraw…
Chris Hedges: ‘The Genocide in Gaza’
Chris Hedges addresses the Middle East crisis with a talk titled "The Genocide in Gaza" on December 6, 2023 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy NY.
Beltway Geniuses Keep Flinging Russia and China Into Each Other’s Arms
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch You don’t hear much about it in the U.S., but Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative is a big deal in the Global South. That’s because…
West Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal With Russia, Admit Zelensky Official and Germany’s Ex Leader
Russia wanted to sign a peace deal with Ukraine in March 2022, but NATO countries sabotaged it, according to Germany’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the parliamentary faction leader of…
Patrick Lawrence: Gaza Divides the World, Again
Strong Nations and the Merely Powerful.
West Votes Against Democracy, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity at UN; Promotes Mercenaries, Sanctions
The West voted against the rest of the world on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, opposing democracy, human rights, and cultural diversity, while supporting mercenaries and unilateral coercive measures (sanctions).
Chris Hedges: This Way for the Genocide, Ladies and Gentlemen
Washington and European governments are cheerleading Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza. The failure to intervene to halt the carnage threatens to ignite violence throughout the region.
An Argument for the Relevance of RFK, Jr.
By Richard C. Cook / Original to ScheerPost The U.S. today is facing catastrophe with the leading 2024 election candidates of both the Democratic and Republican parties being fatally compromised…
China Outlines ‘Obstacles’ to Resuming High-Level Military Talks With U.S.
A Chinese official mentioned US sanctions on China's defense minister, US military support for Taiwan, and US patrols in the South China Sea
US Victim of Own Propaganda in Ukraine War
The U.S. embassy in Prague furthered the suppression of the historical context of the Ukraine conflict, which has dangerously trapped Americans in ignorance about the war.