He is being punished not for stealing fire – but for exposing power under the light of truth and provoking the god of Exceptionalism.
PEPE ESCOBAR: Julian Assange, Prometheus Bound
Category: Censorship
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: War on Journalism Resumes on Monday
Assange’s case is a testimony to the deepening crisis of Western liberal democracy, writes Nozomi Hiyase. What has been revealed is a widespread breakdown of systems of accountability and a dangerous trend toward authoritarianism.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: After Cheering Assange’s Abuse, Journalists Have Paved Path to US Gulag
Eight years of misdirection by the corporate media has laid the ground for the current public indifference to Assange’s extradition and widespread ignorance of its horrendous implications, writes Jonathan Cook.
COVID-19: Trump Covered Up Dire Reports
A House committee released reports showing that the president’s public proclamations about the virus diverged from findings of White House experts.
Chris Hedges: How Corporate Tyranny Works
Those, like environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who fight the corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable find the institutions of power unite to crucify them.
On Bombs & Bombings
The Israeli army has been bombing Gaza and the U.S. just ordered an airstrike on Syria. In a sane and just world, Caitlin Johnstone says both would command intense, international attention.
How We Could Wind Up Banned from Discussing an October Surprise on Social Media this Election
There’s reason to be concerned that YouTube’s new attack on press freedoms will spread to outlets like Twitter and Facebook, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
US Intelligence: If Trump Wins Russia Did It, If Biden Wins It Was China & Iran
No matter who wins in November, opaque agencies will have already primed the nation for more dangerous military escalations against countries outside the blob of the U.S.-centralized empire, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Hiroshima Cover-up — How Timesman Won a Pulitzer While on War Dept. Payroll
The NYT reversed itself to the official narrative of categorically dismissing reports of deadly effects of radiation in articles by a Times correspondent who was being paid by the government, report Amy and David Goodman.
The Narrative Is Crumbling
Caitlin Johnstone asks how far humanity’s relationship with propaganda can be stretched before it snaps and forces a completely new way of being.