The same judge that overturned an earlier High Court decision to exclude Assange’s health from the U.S. appeal will preside over the substantive appeal hearing next week.
Assange to Get Same Judge Who Sided with US on Appeal Over Medical Issues
Month: October 2021
The Havoc Left by Private Equity’s Pioneers
Kingpins like Kravis and Roberts have been hollowing out the hopes of average working people and the communities they call home, writes Sam Pizzigati.
When Wall Street Came to My Mobile Home Park
Francine Townsend loved where she lived until a corporation entwined with a Toronto-based private equity firm took ownership of it.
Chris Hedges: The Call
This excerpt is from the author’s newest book, Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison.
House Intelligence Committee Seeks Answers from CIA on Plot Against Assange
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee told Yahoo! News that the committee has asked Langley to explain reports of plans to kill or kidnap the WikiLeaks publisher.
Creator of Most Effective Anti-War Meme Dead At 84
Any narrative about an empire-targeted nation backed by U.S. officials must be presumed false until it’s been backed by mountains of independently verifiable evidence, Caity Johnstone writes.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Drone Whistleblower Thrown in Pen With Terrorists
Is society safer with Daniel Hale, who exposed U.S. drone civilian killings, being housed with some of the most dangerous prisoners in America?
US Labor Shortage Sees Wages Rise
After decades of wage stagnation, Dean Baker is glad to see real progress for at least some at the bottom of the wage ladder.
After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Guns on British Academia
The Jewish Chronicle warns that the dismissal of Professor David Miller by the University of Bristol is “just the beginning,” writes Jonathan Cook.
Oliver Stone on Consortium News
Praise from the legendary filmmaker for Consortium News and our founder Bob Parry: “I love their writers. I have contributed in the past and continue to do so.”