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It is hard to be sanguine about the future. The breakdown of the ecosystem is well documented. So is the refusal of the global ruling elite to pursue measures that might mitigate the devastation.
The televised Jan. 6 hearings will not restore democracy or halt the rise of the far right. They are a desperate ploy by a doomed political class. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com The Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, whose first of six televised hearing
There will be no gun control, not only because of the gun lobby and a corrupt political class, but because for many white Americans the idea of the gun is the only power they have left. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had bee
Permanent war has cannibalized the country. It has created a social, political, and economic morass. Each new military debacle is another nail in the coffin of Pax Americana. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com The United States, as the near unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 bil
Israel, which shoots hundreds of Palestinians a year, routinely includes reporters and photographers on its target lists. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost.com Shireen Abu Akleh, the Al Jazeera reporter with more than two decades of experience covering armed conflicts, knew the protocol. She and