Tom Engelhardt: Surviving Another Year in This Disturbed Country of Ours
Happy new year? I don’t quite think so.
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation
The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates.
Major Survey Finds 100 Million Americans See U.S. Healthcare System as ‘Expensive’ or ‘Broken’
One in 20 respondents—representing 12.7 million people—said a friend or family member died over the past year after not receiving treatment because they couldn't afford it.
Will Omicron Finally End the Covid-19 Pandemic?
It's possible that the latest Covid-19 variant is actually a blessing in disguise.
The U.S. Was Not Prepared for a Pandemic – Free Market Capitalism and Government Deregulation May Be to Blame
Public health cuts left the U.S with a skeletal workforce to manage the pandemic. Because of this, responsibility fell to individuals.
These Billionaries Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic
IRS records reveal that 18 billionaires and some 250 other ultrawealthy people received aid intended to help middle-class Americans.
These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare
Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that information to pursue…
A Boy Went to a COVID-Swamped ER. He Waited for Hours. Then His Appendix Burst.
Non-COVID patients are paying a price as the delta variant and low-vaccination rates overwhelm hospitals across the country. “Wait times can now be measured in days,” said an expert.
Peter Edelman: What Democrats Did to Welfare Is Coming Back to Haunt Them
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the former Clinton administration official examines how Americans are still tormented by the specter of President Bill Clinton’s worst domestic policy failure.
ScheerPost Staff Nab 9 Nominations for 2021 SoCal Journalism Awards
The Los Angeles Press Club announced the finalists for the 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards on Wednesday, and ScheerPost’s staff are thrilled to announce they are in the running…
Cori Bush, Progressive Lawmakers and Activists Hailed for New CDC Eviction Moratorium
Reacting to news of the moratorium, Rep. Bush tweeted, "Today, our movement moved mountains."
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
Bots filing bogus applications in bulk, teams of fraudsters in foreign countries making phony claims, online forums peddling how-to advice on identity theft: Inside the infrastructure of perhaps the largest…
Pfizer and Moderna Hike Vaccine Prices
The two companies are expected to rake in tens of billions of dollars this year from vaccine sales.
Achal Prabhala: How the West Is Keeping the Covid-19 Pandemic From Ending
On the latest "Scheer Intelligence" episode, the activist speaks to Robert Scheer from India about wealthy countries’ reluctance to end global vaccine apartheid.
The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty For Me
Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place.