Prominent lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders say prosecuting Assange poses a grave threat to journalism.
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Washington believes Kiev is expending significant resources in the battle for Bakhmut.
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By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch The U.S. tyranny of monopoly capital has long preferred to deal with fascist governments abroad, specifically in the Global South. American oligarchs’ foreign fascist sycophants are so much more malleable than democratic representatives; they don’t even have to be told what to do because they know. It’s in their DNA. […]
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Daniel Ellsberg says using the Espionage Act against journalist Julian Assange in blatant violation of the First Amendment means the First Amendment is essentially gone.
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Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.
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On Jan. 20, Democracy Now! will live-stream the Belmarsh Tribunal from Washington, D.C. The event will feature expert testimony from journalists, whistleblowers, lawyers, publishers and parliamentarians on assaults to press freedom and the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Watch here live at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 20. Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman and Srecko Horvat, […]
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to stand trial this year. His case is emblematic of how far the US government will go to hide the truth.
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By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost It is always the same when Japanese premiers travel to Washington to summit at the White House. Nothing seems to happen and nobody pays much attention even when important things happen, when we should all pay attention, and, when we do pay passing attention, we usually get it […]
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The package will include more Bradley armored vehicles and for the first time, Stryker armored vehicles.
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Average life expectancy in the United States has been falling for the last couple of years in a row. That’s typically a sign of a society in decline. Don’t expect anyone in power to wake up soon though.
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