The judge in Julian Assange’s extradition case said that because of the pandemic his hearing would resume in September, possibly in a court outside London.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Hearing to Resume in September
Month: May 2020
WATCH: Outpouring for Assange on World Press Freedom Day
In a number of videos posted here journalists and supporters defended the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher from the repression against him from the U.S. and British states.
COVID-19: May Day 2020 Showed Worker Unity in the Age of Pandemic
On May Day, Americans were more aware of the plight of workers than at any time in decades, argues Peter Dreier.
COVID-19: Five Eyes Probe Possible Wuhan Lab Leak While Australia Eases Off Trump’s Sinophobia
UPDATED: The Morrison government will fall reluctantly into line with Beijing, says Tony Kevin, because China is where Australia’s bread is buttered.
WATCH: CN LIVE!— ‘Pandemic America’—With Guests Jill Stein & Richard Wolff
With more than one million cases and 60,000 dead, the U.S. is the world’s Covid-19 epicenter with an economic, political & health care system unsuited for the unfolding disaster.
Consortium News’ 25th Anniversary
Consortium News this year is celebrating its 25th Anniversary as the first independent news site on the internet.
The Way Liberals Smear Tara Reade Is Everything Rape Survivors Fear
Nobody wants a traumatic experience turned into a weapon used to bludgeon them before jeering crowds, writes Caitlin Johnstone.