Alan MacLeod on Nicolas Maduro versus U.S. election interference.
Year: 2024
JOHN KIRIAKOU: US Postal Service’s Attack on Privacy
Somehow, a quasi-government agency that spies on individuals with no probable cause or due process, in a haphazard manner that offers no recourse for the people being targeted, doesn’t seem constitutional.
Caitlin Johnstone: Biden Not Running the Show
All the post-debate talk about whether Biden has what it takes to be president — when he already is — suggests people know he’s not in charge.
Vijay Prashad: No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
The NATO escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the growing conflict around China are more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Assange Agreed to Have Unpublished Material Destroyed
As part of his plea deal with the United States, Julian Assange agreed to order the destruction of any unpublished U.S. material in WikiLeaks possession.
Bolivian Leader Replaces Military Chiefs Over Coup Attempt
After President Arce replaced three of the country’s military leaders, condemnations of the coup attempt swept in from around the world.
US House Votes to Suppress Gaza Death Toll
Dissenting lawmakers decried the “genocide denial” of a bipartisan measure banning State Department officials from using agency funds to cite statistics from the Gaza Health Ministry.
Caitlin Johnstone: After Assange, Anything Is Possible
The deeply moving footage of Julian Assange coming home to Australia provides an example of something that seemed impossible — until it happened.
Assange Celebrations Mixed With Rebukes of White House
Press-freedom advocates this week flagged the damage done by the U.S. government’s pursuit of a journalist who helped expose state secrets and evidence of war crimes.
Chris Hedges: You Saved Julian Assange
After 14 years of persecution, the WikiLeaks publisher is free. We must honor the hundreds of thousands of people across the globe who made this happen.