By pulling the realities of war out of its carefully crafted public context, the WikiLeaks founder became a danger to the country’s political status quo, writes Robert Koehler.
Assange: A Threat to War Itself
Category: Biden Administration
Biden in No Position to Lecture World on Global Warming
Tackling the global climate emergency requires a fundamental redistribution of financial resources, writes Aaron White. The U.S. president shows no sign of leading the way.
If UN Charter Were Put To a Vote Today, Would It Pass?
Countries outside of the Western alliance don’t get to define what the “international community” thinks, writes Vijay Prashad.
Kamala Harris’ Response to Student Provokes Zionist Ire
The vice president’s recent episode at George Mason University is based on a dispute over what is real, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Native American Protesters Hit by Sonic Weapons in DC
The first U.S. president to officially commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day is facing backlash for supporting the Line 3 tar sands pipeline and other fossil-fuel expansion projects.
Who Will Step Up in Biden’s DOJ to Save Julian Assange?
Last month Biden’s Haitian envoy resigned on principle. Is there someone in Biden’s Justice Department who would push the attorney general to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange? asks Joe Lauria.
What Does India Get Out of ‘Quad’ Membership?
Behind the rhetoric about the Indo-Pacific and open seas is the U.S. play in Southeast Asia, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
CIA Plan to Poison Assange Wasn’t Needed
What the Yahoo! Assange Report Got Wrong
The Yahoo! report provides important new details of facts reported a year ago, but contains several errors, including a fabricated story about Russian operatives exfiltrating Assange from the Ecuador embassy, writes Joe Lauria.
UN Human Rights Experts: Release Steven Donziger
The detained American attorney who won a judgment against Chevron in Ecuador was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for defying court orders.