ScheerPost Contributors Honored Six Times at SoCal Journalism Awards
ScheerPost contributors won six out of the eight awards they were nominated for.
Nolan Higdon & Mickey Huff: Has America Lost the Key to Democracy?
The authors of “Let’s Agree to Disagree” offer a guide to fostering critical thinking and dialogue in a society that seems to have forgotten how to engage in either.
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Craig McNamara Reveals the Truth Behind the Lies of His Father, Robert McNamara
The author of “Because Our Fathers Lied” lays bare agonizing truths about the America his father helped to shape.
Ralph Nader: Is There Any Hope Left for Democracy?
The legendary consumer advocate and former presidential candidate speaks to “Scheer Intelligence” host Robert Scheer about the shreds of democracy left in America.
Foreign Policy
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Patrick Lawrence: Will Biden Provoke War with China?
Host Robert Scheer speaks with veteran foreign correspondent Patrick Lawrence on his criticisms of provocative US and NATO policies — and his subsequent ban by Twitter.
[rewind] Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen: The Great Con of American Patriotism
The two veterans trace the United States' violent trajectory since the Vietnam War.
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Economists Ran Abramitzky & Leah Boustan: Immigrants Are Still Building America, No Matter What Our Lawmakers Say
The economists join Robert Scheer on "Scheer Intelligence" to discuss how their new book documents the extent to which American prosperity is founded on immigration—and raises questions about how we…
ScheerPost Is Finalist for 8 SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Best News Website
The site is honored to announce our editor in chief, columnist, cartoonist and entire editorial team are finalists for several Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Ukraine
CIA Vets McGovern & Kiriakou: It’s Scoundrel Time Back in the USA
Critics of the West’s role in the Ukraine war, such as CIA veterans Ray McGovern and John Kiriakou, are being ostracized from the American media landscape.
Patrick Cockburn: Will the Ukraine War End Without Destroying All Life on the Planet?
Veteran award-winning journalists Patrick Cockburn and Robert Scheer, who met in Moscow in 1987 when Mikhail Gorbachev optimistically promised peace, now fear a descent into nuclear war hell.
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Joe Lauria: No Such Thing as Dissent in the Age of Big Tech
Lifelong journalist Joe Lauria joins Robert Scheer to discuss how companies like PayPal, YouTube and Facebook are quashing non-mainstream reporting and opinions on Ukraine.
Jorja Leap on the American Women and Children We All Conveniently Forget
The UCLA professor joins Robert Scheer to discuss the plight of women who have been incarcerated and their struggles to reenter society.
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SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
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Daniel Ellsberg: Putin Is Already Using His Nuclear Weapons
Pentagon whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg argues the Russian president may not be deploying his nukes but is using them effectively as a threat.
Outrage as Judge Approves Julian Assange’s Extradition to the U.S.
Read ScheerPost’s reporting on Julian Assange, including columns and reports by Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges and interviews by Editor in Chief Robert Scheer, here. By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams…
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Ukraine
Michael Brenner: American Dissent on Ukraine Is Dying in Darkness
When it came to the Ukraine conflict, Professor Michael J. Brenner did what he’s done his whole life: question American foreign policy. This time the backlash was vitriolic.