Tyranny or Revolution
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges MEXICO CITY — There are two ways to confront global capitalism. There are mass movements, especially strikes, which disrupt commerce and…
Is Zohran Mamdani the Future of American Politics? Affordability, Socialism and the Revolt Against the Democratic Establishment
As millions of Americans struggle with soaring rents, crushing childcare costs, stagnant wages and a political system increasingly captured by wealth, a new political force has emerged from New York…
Claire Valdez: Can Democrats Win the Working Class?
Joshua Scheer As economic desperation deepens and both major parties continue to hemorrhage working-class trust, conversations once dismissed as fringe are moving back toward the political center. In this wide-ranging…
Democrat in Name Only
The Party cannot defend workers, voting rights, and Confederate traitors at the same damn time. Desi Cortez LA Progressive Democrat?” Hell no. That’s an endangered species of public nuisance: the…
How Corporatism Paved the Way For The MAGAcademy Takeover of Higher Education
How Corporatism Paved the Way for the Hostile Takeover of Higher Ed Nolan Higdon Note: The following is an excerpt from the book MAGAcademy. By purchasing the book through Project…
From Gaza to Main Street: Chris Hedges on the Moral and Political Freefall of the U.S.
In a wide-ranging conversation, journalist and former foreign correspondent Chris Hedges speaks with Palestinian journalist and media critic Ahmed Eldin about the role of Western media in shaping public understanding…
Peter Thiel Is Unleashing a Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
By Edith Romero for Truthout n April 2025, Peter Thiel’s Palantir made headlines after documents were released detailing its partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to create ImmigrationOS, a…
TRUMP’S WARS: THE POPULIST CRITIQUE
By Charles Derber Trump’s foreign policy is coming into clearer focus, as his attacks on Venezuela and his threats against Colombia, Mexico, Cuba and Greenland, as well as Iran, have…
Unraveling the Rot: Doug Henwood on America’s Economic Elites and the Fight for a Just Future
Today on Scheer Intelligence we dive deep into the intricate web of America’s economic landscape with our esteemed guest, Doug Henwood. As a prominent economist and writer for outlets like…
From New Deal to New Elites: Unpacking the Democratic Party’s Betrayal of the Working Class
In this episode, we’re not just skimming the surface; we’re taking a hard look at the Democratic Party’s long and winding road—from its noble roots in the New Deal to…
Seven Theses on the Gen Z Uprisings in the Global South
Gen Z-led uprisings across the Global South point to long-term socioeconomic and environmental crises caused by neoliberalism. Yet they have often been coopted by entrenched social classes. Can their energy…
It Would Be Fine to Help Make Mexico a Happy Place
With the promise of the Mexican revolution and the sweeping reforms of cardenismo long erased by decades of neoliberalism and dependency, can Morena’s Fourth Transformation restore dignity and sovereignty to…
Can We Do Better Than Trumpian or Neoliberal Trade Policy? Yes
Trump’s program and the neoliberal policies that came before him have substantial differences, but both preserve and even worsen the great economic inequalities and uneven power arrangements that dominate our…
Pushing Military Spending and Neoliberal Austerity, French PM Emulates Trump
Both the left and the far right in France see the government budget plan as something of a class war budget.
Decades of Neoliberalism Entrenched US Inequality. Trump’s Budget Made It Worse
Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.