Biden’s order is a good start, but Rebekah Entralgo says it doesn’t cover immigration detention facilities, which are far more prevalent than regular private prisons.
Tackling Prison Profiteers Takes More Than Banning Private Prisons
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Biden’s Bolt From Yemen: Not So Fast
Improved language – however admirable – often masks much more stable, status quo, indecency, warns Danny Sjursen.
Biden Continues Trump’s War on the Press
Biden isn’t just upholding Trump’s assault on press freedoms, he’s rejecting Obama’s decision not to charge Assange due to First Amendment concerns, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Press Freedom Groups Urge Biden DOJ to Drop ‘Disastrous’ Charges Against Assange
The coalition says Trump abused U.S. prosecutorial powers and that Biden should back away from a dangerous precedent.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Diplomacy of No Diplomacy
We now watch as Biden and his foreign policy people effectively allow Israel to dictate the conditions under which the president can fulfill his campaign promise on Iran.
Biden’s Iran Policy Is Trump’s Iran Policy with Rainbow Flag Emoji
Caitlin Johnstone says Tehran’s argument that it is Washington’s responsibility to come back into compliance first is indisputable.
Trump May be on Trial, but System That Produced Him Will Be Acquitted
While Americans get stoked into a mutual tribal partisan loathing by a corporate media, Jonathan Cook says the elite enjoy a free hand to pillage the planet and the commons.
Biden’s ‘Slimmed Down’ US Exceptionalism
The most that Paul Hockenos expects from the new administration’s foreign policy is some tinkering around the edges.
Chris Hedges: Papering Over the Rot
The staggering concentration of wealth at the top has deformed our governing institutions. New window dressing will not end oligarchy.
Study: Earth Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years
The findings were released amid mixed moves by the Biden administration on climate policy.