U.S. democracy crisis

Techno‑Authoritarianism and the Death of Counterculture: Jonathan Taplin on Power, Art, and the New American Reality

March 2, 2026 10 Comments

As the U.S. drifts deeper into an era shaped by concentrated wealth, surveillance technology, and political strongmen, Robert Scheer sits down with Jonathan Taplin to examine what he calls the…

Fascism, ICE, and the Union Rank-and-File: Why January 23 Must Be More Than a Protest

January 18, 2026 79 Comments

By Joshua Scheer As has been said by the sage of ScheerPost Chris Hedges “Effective resistance—or effective mass mobilization, as any effective union will tell you—requires months and months of…