Scott Ritter: ‘My Life’s Work Melting Before My Eyes’
As was the case in June 1982, people of the United States need to send a collective signal that they will not tolerate policies that lead toward nuclear war.
Why the Israeli Army Is Expanding Its Invasion of Gaza City
The Israeli army is besieging Gaza City a week after its Shuja'iyya invasion began. People are forced to sleep in the streets with nowhere left to go and residents say…
Les Leopold: The Crowning of Kamala Harris?
By Les Leopold / Substack While we await President Biden’s talk with the Lord Almighty, the Democratic Party lords are planning the coronation of Vice President Kamala Harris. Is she…
Patrick Lawrence: Netanyahu Goes for Broke
The Israeli prime minister has chosen this moment to mount a go-for-broke attempt to bring the U.S. into some kind of once-and-for-all conflict that would leave Israel supreme in the…
Israeli Campaign Against Gaza May Kill 186,000 or More — 8% of Population: The Lancet
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rasha Khatib, Martin McKee and Salim Yusuf, The Lancet calculate that 186,000 or more people may be killed* by…
Report Confirms Israel Ordered ‘Hannibal Directive’ During October 7 Response
The directive means the Israeli military could use any means to prevent Israelis from being taken captive even if it puts their life in danger.
Extreme Inequality Is a Threat to Free Speech
If money is speech, then speech isn’t free.
Massacre at the Ballot: The Punishing of the Tories
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Few would have staked their political fortune, let alone any other sort of reward, on a return of the British Conservatives on July 4. The…
At 75, NATO Needs a Neurological Exam
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In this week’s episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
Independent Corbyn Wins Reelection as Labour Ends 14 Years of Destructive Tory Rule
The former Labour leader issued a warning to the incoming government of Keir Starmer: "Dissent cannot be crushed without consequences."
Trusting the ‘Five Eyes’ Only
The Anglo-Saxonization of American Foreign Policy and Its Perverse Consequences.
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online
“Sites like Words of Iron are scaring other content creators from posting about Palestine. They’re chilling free speech, and that’s what they aim to do.” — Rosy Pirani
To Best Understand Inequality, Think Class, Not Generation
Our age cohorts don’t tell the full story.
NATO Members Agree To Give Ukraine $43 Billion in Military Aid for 2025
The pledge will be made at next week's NATO summit, where Ukraine is also expected to be told it's too corrupt to join the alliance.
Israeli Officials Hiding Data About Forced Starvation of Gaza Prisoners: Report
Former detainees say the Israel Prison Service "has significantly reduced their food rations, to the point of starvation, causing them to shed dozens of kilograms."